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Berkshire County Branch
Unit #2044
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R.O.P.E. hosts “The Ghana Experience” on August 24th at 6 PM
During the month of July a group of R.O.P.E scholars and mentors, as well as family members traveled to Ghana for ten days. Their program will highlight what they experienced and learned.
The Legacy of Slavery : a panel discussion with noted historians on August 24th at 4:30 PM
MCLA Physics Dept hosts Black Physicist on Sept. 12, 2024
The MCLA physics department will host NASA engineer Dr. Renee Horton as our fall Physics Speaker on Thursday September 12th. Dr. Horton was the 2nd female president of the National Society of Black Physicists, she is a fierce disabilities rights activist through...
Racial Profiling 2024 in Our America
Greetings to the membership of the Berkshire County Branch. As President, I am forwarding to you an email message that I received from Larry Spotted Crow Mann, our first recipient of our Indigenous Freedom Fund Award in 2022.As you read Larry's email, I'm...
Our Juneteenth Celebration is Sunday June 16, 2024 in Durant Park Pittsfield beginning with a flag raising and parade from City Hall at 9 AM
To see all the details check out our Juneteenth page
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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.