NAACP Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary In 2009: Mark Calendar For Year-Long Centennial Events
December 31, 1969On February 12, 2009, the NAACP will mark its 100th anniversary!
The NAACP Headquarters, based in Baltimore, MD, along with its
1,700 units nationwide, will host celebrations and observances
throughout the year ending on with our Annual Convention in 2010.
that highlight the significant role the organization has
played in leading social change in America.
Following is a partial listing of upcoming events for your planning
calendars. For regular updates, please visit www.naacp.org. Media should
contact the Communications Department at (202)
463-2940.
Feb. 6 & 7, 2009
“The
Civil Rights Century: The NAACP at 100”
Johns
Hopkins University Center for Africana Studies
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
Contact: (410) 516-6385
Feb. 12, 2009
100th
Anniversary of the NAACP
Branches
and Units nationwide will host celebrations including:
-Founder’s Day Services
-Cake-Cutting Ceremonies
Feb. 12, 2009
40th
Annual NAACP Image
Awards
Airs live, nationwide on the FOX network at 8 p.m. EST
Shrine Auditorium
665
West Jefferson Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90007
Contact: NAACP Hollywood Bureau (323) 938-5268; Jennifer Price
(323) 965-1990
The NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier event celebrating
the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in
the arts, motion picture, television, recording, and literature, as
well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice
through their creative endeavors.
Feb. 21, 2009
NAACP
Annual Meeting
9 a.m. – 1
p.m. New
York Hilton
1335
Avenue of the Americas
New
York, NY 10019
Contact:
Ana Aponte-Curtis, (410) 580-5782
May 2009
NAACP
Leadership 500 Summit
Since its inception in 2005,
Leadership 500 has served as a fertile training ground
around social justice advocacy for more than 1,200 mid-level
professionals between the ages of 30 and 50. Leadership
500 workshop topics also explore issues of economic parity and
wealth creation; health and wellness as a business imperative and
early childhood education.
Contact: Paula Edme, (212) 344-7474 x101
July 2, 2009
Thurgood
Marshall Day
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore City Branch NAACP hosts a bus tour throughout the state
that highlights Marshall’s life, career and important role in the
civil rights movement as an NAACP attorney. Tour Guide: Larry
Gibson, University of Maryland. Law School
Contact: Baltimore City Branch NAACP (410) 366-3300.
July 11-16, 2009
NAACP
101st Annual Convention
Jacob
K. Javits Convention Center
655
W. 34th Street
New
York, NY 10001
Contact:
Ana Aponte-Curtis, (410) 580-5782
Media
Contact, NAACP Communications Dept. (202)
463-2940
The NAACP Annual Convention is the largest gathering of its kind in
the country. An estimated 8,000 NAACP members, delegates and
visitors will be in New York City for six days of informative
workshops, compelling speakers, gathering information and enjoying
stellar entertainers to mark the Association’s success and nation’s
progress in race relations since its founding.
Contact: NAACP Communications Office, (202) 463-2940
Additional festivities planned for the NAACP centennial
year include:
-Televised specials highlighting the most influential films, music
and people from 1909-2009.
-Release of a commemorative music CD of ‘freedom songs’ performed
by noted recording artists of today.
-Release of NAACP: Celebrating a Century, 100 Years in
Pictures, a photo book of images and notes from
the NAACP’s own files and
records.
Details about these and other projects can be found on www.naacp.org. For more information,
contact NAACP Communications Department, (202) 463-2940 or email
communications@naacpnet.org.
--Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
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