tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post8793198023009476206..comments2024-03-20T06:44:28.606-05:00Comments on TransGriot: Happy 100th Anniversary NAACPMonica Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-76980863887626258962009-02-12T09:40:00.000-06:002009-02-12T09:40:00.000-06:00Jo JoI and my siblings had NAACP youth memberships...Jo Jo<BR/>I and my siblings had NAACP youth memberships back in the day.<BR/><BR/>When I moved here to Louisville I tried to join the local chapter in 2002 along with my homegirl Sharron.<BR/><BR/>They held their meetings at the time in an office building in Old Louisville starting at 7 PM, and when both of us showed up at 7:05 PM after I rode two buses to get there after I got off from work at 6 PM I found the doors locked. <BR/><BR/>Too many of the locals are either run like private membership clubs or dominated by narrow minded ministers as presidents of chapters. Far from letting that discourage us, we need to join and bring like minded people into these chapters to make the changes that will bring an infusion of youth with fresh ideas.Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-74281365500070289372009-02-12T07:10:00.000-06:002009-02-12T07:10:00.000-06:00My greatest hope/desire for the NAACP is that it w...My greatest hope/desire for the NAACP is that it will reinvigorate the local chapters of the organization. While the work of the organization on the national level is important, I am saddened at how infrequently I have seen representation of the organization in my community (I lived in the working class area of Southwest Houston as a kid) and when I went to college the listed number for the local office was defunct with no forwarding contact info. <BR/><BR/>How then do we get a new generation of people invested in maintaining this organization at its core value of service and uplift to the community (versus those who would seek to make it a status marker on their resumes for example) if they cannot see it in action.<BR/><BR/>I still congratulate the organization in turning 100. It is a beautiful thing to see any Black organization achieve such longevity. But we cannot rest on our histories we have to make sure we are still at the front of the line preparing the way for an even more stupendous future.gogojojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959478696491310333noreply@blogger.com