N.A.A.C.P. Providence Branch
The Nation's OLDEST Civil Rights Organization
P.O. Box 5767, Providence, RI 02903 | (401) 521-6222
Our Mission
To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
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It is important that you understand how to handle police interactions. CLICK HERE to read more.Coming Events
Friday, 10/29/2010 · 2010 Freedom Fund Dinner-One Nation, One Dream
YOU are invited to join
Muhammad Ali
Today In Black History
On 9/3:1919 - Lincoln Motion Picture Company owned by African Americans Noble Johnson and Clarence Brooks releases its first feature length film, A Man's Duty
CONSUMER NOTICE: Beware of Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Be careful of any person or organization that asks you to pay a fee in exchange for housing counseling services or modification of a delinquent loan. FREE help is available! Contact the Rhode Island Housing HelpCenter at 401 457-1130 or any HUD-approved counseling agency.Message From The President
Welcome, friends, guests, and members of the NAACP-Providence Branch, to our 96th Life Membership Brunch. Your continued support makes it possible to improve the lives of African Americans and all other minority groups in Rhode Island. We have so much more to accomplish in the years ahead. For this reason, I urge you to join our membership and, particularly, to become a life member. Your involvement in changing the course of history for the betterment of all peoples is important in these challenging times. For, those who are members, recruit others.
Let me name three important reasons you should join the NAACP: A membership in the NAACP is your opportunity to give back to the organization that has done more to change this country for the betterment of people of color, women, and the disenfranchised than any other in the nation's history; your membership makes you a part of the solution and the people who stand for the freedoms guaranteed in
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Today In Black History
On 9/3:1919 - Lincoln Motion Picture Company owned by African Americans Noble Johnson and Clarence Brooks releases its first feature length film, A Man's Duty
NAACP Offices Have Moved
Dear members/friends
This letter is to inform you that for the next three months, June, July, and August, our meetings will be held at Union Baptist Church located at 50 Lupine
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On The Confirmation of O. Rogeriee Thompson
It is with great pride that I congratulate O. Rogerie Thompson (58) for Federal Judgeship in Federal Appeals Court, lst Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Thompson was confirmed by the
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NAACP-Providence Branch Loses Faith In Police Chief
PROVIDENCE There are no black recruits in the current police academy, and as a result, Police Chief Dean M. Esserman has lost one of his stalwarts.
Clifford R. Montiero, president
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Please Donate to Help the People of Haiti
The images from Haiti have been devastating. Tens of thousands of people have perished and hundreds of thousands more remain homeless.
The people of Haiti need our help. Please donate to
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In The News
- 07/22/2007 - NAACP Buries "N-Word"
- 05/06/2007 - NAACP-PROVIDENCE BRANCH PAYS TRIBUTE TO JACKIE ROBINSON BY HONORING MINORITY STUDENT ATHLETES
- 11/04/2006 - Vote YES on 1-2-9
- 11/04/2006 - NAACP Supports Tribe in Effort for Casino
- 09/20/2006 - PROVIDENCE NAACP FILES EEOC CHARGE ALLEGING CRANSTON, R.I. FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS DISCRIMINATE AGAINST MINORITIES AND WOMEN
- 08/30/2006 - NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner