2015 has been an exciting year for the Mobile County NAACP Branch #5044, from working with African American veterans, to organizing voter registration drives, to advocating for environmental justice for Africatown residents, among many other activities. So we’re hosting a…
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Alabama) – On Dec. 2, one day after celebrating the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama — an act that ignited the Civil Rights Movement —…
WORKSHOP #4: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Department of Labor, 3:00 p.m. — 4:15 p.m. The Alabama NAACP State Conference is hosting a workshop to bring in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor…
WORKSHOP #4: Making Your Vote Count, 4:00 p.m. — 5:15 p.m. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is expected to address concerns about potential voter suppression on DMV closure after the Friday, Oct. 23 workshop. His appearance is scheduled with the…
WORKSHOP #7: Toxic Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality, 10:00 a.m. — 11:35 a.m. Featuring Dr. Robert Bullard, “Father of Environmental Justice.” His appearance is part of a strategic week of action by the Mobile NAACP’s Environmental Justice…