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About the
NAACP
Founded in 1909 in response to the
ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most
pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units
and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. Our mission
is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of
rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health
and well-being of all persons.
Vision
Statement
The vision of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in
which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.
Objectives
- To ensure the political, educational, social, and
economic equality of all citizens
- To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race
prejudice among the citizens of the United States
- To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through
democratic processes
- To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state,
and local laws securing civil rights
- To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial
discrimination and to seek its elimination
- To educate persons as to their constitutional rights
and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take
any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent
with the NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.
Contact the NAACP Washington Bureau
1156 15th Street, NW Suite 915 Washington, DC 20005
(202) 463-2940 | [email protected]
Direct link to donate to NAACP
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1-2021-advancingblackagenda-mainweb
https://www.naacpcompanystore.org/
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