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Berkshire County Branch
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Jacob’s Pillow “90 for the 90th” offers free tickets to selected events
To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival this summer, 90 free tickets have been set aside for all 6:00 PM performances on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage. Here's how it works! Go here to see the calendar for the Henry J. Leir Stage/. For...
We are sounding the alarm! Wake up legislators! Rally for Climate & Environmental Justice Monday July 11th, 2022 – 11:00 am-12:30 pm Park Square Pittsfield
Bring your pots and pans, drums, noisemakers of all kinds!Bring signs if you like, or use one brought by BEAT! (sign ideas below)Tell your story of what climate and environmental justice mean to you. Join us, BEAT, NAACP-Berkshire Branch and Mass Power Forward,...
The Foundry in West Stockbridge offers complimentary tickets to NAACP members to concert featuring African American composers – Saturday June 25th
Pianist Chelsea Randall will be launching “American Mavericks,” a performance, commissioning, and research project celebrating seldom performed and new solo piano repertoire by 20th and 21st century Black American composers. For more information about The Foundry...
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.