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Berkshire County Branch
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Berkshire Black Economic Council Hosts Networking Event
The Berkshire Black Economic Council is a newly formed 501c3. Our mission is to aid and advocate economic development with respect to education, neighborhood revitalization, arts and culture, business ownership, social programming, environmental justice, recruitment...
Alliance for a Viable Future Offers 4-Event Series to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sept. 23- Oct. 17, 2021
Alliance for a Viable Future is captivated by the vision ofobserving Indigenous Peoples' Day. We believe this monumental day represents a paradigm shift -from the worldview of colonizationto the renewal of a story of reconciliation,the regeneration of earth-based...
Dr. Tami Gouveia, candidate for Lieutenant Gouvernor, to speak at Branch General Meeting
Dr. Tami Gouveia will give a presentation and answer questsions at the NAACP Berkshire County Branch General Meeting on September 1, 2021. The meeting will be held in ZOOM. All members receive an email with the ZOOM link prior to the meeting. If you are not a member...
Equinox Ceremony & Potluck
April Hill (Greenagers), South Egremont, Egremont, MA, USA
Listening Deeply: Indigenous Voices Panel Discussion
Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire, 1089 Main Street, Housatonic, MA
Rosanell Eaton
Rosanell Eaton is a civil rights worker. When she was 21 years old, she became one of the first African Americans to vote in her county after completing a literacy test. She has registered more than 4,000 citizens to vote in North Carolina.
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham led her own dance troupe, the Katherine Dunham Dance Company for more than 30 years. She choreographed nearly 100 works, earning the honorary title “Queen Mother of Black Dance.” She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1909 to an African American father...
Jessie Redmond Fauset
Jessie Fauset was born on April 27, 1882, in Frederickville, New Jersey. Jessie’s mother died when she was young. Her mother and father emphasized education for their children. She attended Philadelphia High school for Girls, and graduated as valedictorian of her...
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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.