Highlights of Long Beach NAACP Members in Action
Attorney Everett Glenn getting Blood Press taken by medical professional. In the background, Dr. Darryl Sexton (former City of Long Beach Health Officer) providing medical advice regarding the importance of African American males in the areas of blood pressure, prostate cancer, and diabetes.
Jesse Johnson, Vice-President of the Long Beach branch of the NAACP and also President of “100 Black Men of Long Beach”, with three volunteer medical professionals, attorney Everett Glen with his son and Mr. Baker (owner of Mr. Baker's Barbershop). This project is focused in local African-American barber shops.
Long Beach Branch NAACP ACT-SO Participants, Committee and Volunteers Recognition
Bottom Row, left to right Thyjuan Harris (volunteer), Davian Freeman (Vice President) Naomi Rainey (President), Diane Burkeholder (ACT-SO, Co-Chair), (participants), (Top Row ), Toi Hines (volunteer), Charles Smith (ACT-SO, CO-Chair), participants. This is only a partial list of participants.
Long Beach Branch NAACP Scholar And Athlete Recognition
Jesse Johnson (Vice President), Naomi Rainey (President), Bryshon Nellum (honoree - Scholar and Athlete, and National Athlete of the Year) and Leshon Hughes (Bryshon Nellum's mother).
Long Beach Branch NAACP ACT-SO and Scholars Program was Recognized by City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster and the City Council
Naomi Rainey (President, Long Beach Branch NAACP), Charles Smith (Board Member), E’mon White (Scholar), Diane Burkeholder (Board Member), Dora Duru (Scholar), Amber Hines (Scholar), Davian Freeman (Vice President) and Mayor Bob Foster.
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson)
Long Beach Branch NAACP ACT-SO Local Gold Medal Winners, ACT-SO Executive Committee and Volunteers
Top Row, left to right: Davian Freeman (Vice President), Loratious Presley IV, Joseph Adams, Brandon Jenkins and Bashir Hassan, Charles Smith (ACT-SO, Co-Chair)
Bottom row, left to right: Naomi Rainey (President), Thyjuan Harris (volunteer), Toi Hines (volunteer), Auriel Armstrong, Siedah Dinkins, E-mon White, Amber Hines, Dora Duru and Diane Burkeholder (ACT-SO, Co-Chair)
(Not shown: B'Jon Carter-Burnell, Autumn Williams and Nicholas King).
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson)
Long Beach Branch NAACP Youth Entrepreneur and Scholar Recognition
Jesse Johnson (Vice President), Naomi Rainey (President), honorees, family and friends (Center – Keynote speaker Todd Hicks, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney), far right Ahmed Saafir (former President and current City of Long Beach Civil Service Commission President), honorees not shown Bryshon Nellum and Emily Fields.
Long Beach Branch NAACP ACT-SO Local Gold Medal Winners and Parents Being Updated on Procedures for Detroit, Michigan National Competition
Presenters Co-Chairs Charles Smith and Diane Burkeholder
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson)
Long Beach Branch NAACP Youth Entrepreneur, Scholar And Athlete Recognition
From left to right): Andrew Dupas II (honoree – Young Entrepreneur), Rebecca and Sabrina Reynolds (honorees – Young Entrepreneurs) and standing Keynote Speaker Todd Hicks (Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney).
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson)
Bryshon Nellum (Long Beach Branch NAACP Top Athletic Scholar Winner and National Athlete of the Year) Graduation and Appreciation Event
Jesse Johnson (Vice President Long Beach Branch NAACP), Bryshon Nellum with NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame member and party host Jim Brown.
VOTE
The NAACP urges you to register to vote and to make sure that your family, friends and neighbors are registered. We are asking that all Long Beach Branch members personally register one voter per month.
The NAACP urges you to register to vote and to make sure that your family, friends and neighbors are registered. We are asking that all Long Beach Branch members personally register one voter per month.