NAACP
Berkshire County Branch
Unit #2044
“One Nation Working Together, For Justice and Equality Everywhere”
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Jacobs Pillow brings Urban Bush Women residency to Pittsfield and Housatonic, June 11-14
Jacob’s Pillow invites you to a multi-day residency in the Berkshires led by BOLD Facilitators (Builders, Organizers, & Leaders through Dance) of the groundbreaking Black women-led dance company Urban Bush Women. As a social activism ensemble, the...
Honor our Black & Brown graduates – May 30, 2026, 2 PM at BCC
Every year the Women of Color Giving Circle, R.O.P.E., and the Berkshire Branch of the NAACP celebrate Black and Brown high school graduates from across the County with an event that honors their accomplishments and highlights their future plans. This event is free...
Branch president Dennis Powell calls for independent investigation of Biago Kauvil’s death
In a commentary in the Berkshire Eagle following the exoneration of the Hinsdale police officers in the death of Biago Kauvil, Dennis Powell calls for an independent investigation. He lays out the details of what occurred, and the NAACP Berkshire Branch Calls for...
Five things we can do for democracy now – join us in conversation with Danielle allen on Wed. May 6
The NAACP Berkshire County Branch, Indivisible Pittsfield, and Greylock Together will host Harvard professor, author, and democracy advocate Danielle Allen at its May General Meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM via Zoom. The event is free and open to the...
Celebrate Black Culture: Attend a Step Master class on February 28th
R.O.P.E. and Youth Alive have invited Maxine Lyle, Founder and Artistic Director of Soul Steps, to lead a free Master class from 4-5 PM. Sign-up online, first come, first serve. Space is limited.
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Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, campaigning for equal opportunity and conducting voter mobilization.