Local Historian and Long Beach Branch NAACP Member, Indira Hale Tucker, dies.
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The Long Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Law Day with Guest Speaker City Attorney Carmen Trutanich
Long Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Law Day with Montgomery Cole, Madden, Cole, Jones & Johnson; Carmen Trutanich, Los Angeles City Attorney; Ginette Brown, Keesal, Young & Logan; Melissa Smith, Keesal, Young & Logan, Angela Villegas, Long Beach Bar Association President
Hope and Freedom Film Festival
The Long Beach Branch NAACP continues its partnership with International City Theatre
For play information, go to www.InternationalCityTheatre.com
The Long Beach Branch NAACP has initiated a partnership with Long Beach Playhouse
Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage & Studio Theatres is located at 5021 E. Anaheim Street Long Beach CA 90804. Tel: (562) 494-1014
http://lbplayhouse.org/on-stage/studio-theater
The Long Beach Branch NAACP is looking for volunteers!
The Long Beach Branch NAACP is seeking volunteers to serve from April to December, ages 14 and up. Project support is needed in the following areas: Communications, Press and Publicity; Education; Finance; Health; Membership; Political Action; Religious Affairs; Youth; Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs; Economic Development; Housing
The Long Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Scholarships/Stay-in-School applications are being accepted
To receive an application, the student must attend the Long Beach Branch NAACP General Membership meeting in April or May.
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s 3rd Annual Urban Ocean Festival is May 5-6, 2012
We are looking for students to join our Long Beach Branch NAACP elementary, middle, and high school teams. The teams will paint a mural according the Urban Ocean theme in a two to four-hour time period. For more information, contact the Long Beach Branch NAACP at 562.856.7586
Justice, Balance, and Achievement: African Americans & the California Courts, January 12 - May 27, 2012
Amicus Curie Brief
The Long Beach Branch NAACP voted to support the Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of 6th Circuit Overturning Michigan's Proposal 2 Anti- Affirmative Action Proposition.
For more information and status report, contact the Los Angeles NAACP at 323.296.2630
The 2012 theme for Black History Month is Black Women in American Culture and History
Long Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Events
- Long Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Membership Drive
- Long Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Voter Registration Drive
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The National Day of Prayer is May 3, 2012. For more information, visit nationaldayofprayer.org
Long Beach Community Events
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CSULB Alumni Awards Banquet
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Thursday, May 10, 2012; 5pm -
Connecting Women to Power Business Conference, California State University, Dominguez Hills Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Long Beach Cancer League’s 37th Annual Gala: A World With More Birthdays; The Centre at Sycamore Plaza, Lakewood; Saturday, June 16, 2012
National Events
- NAACP 8th Annual Leadership 500 Summit, May 24 - 27, 2012; The Sandestin Golf and Beach resort, Destin, Florida, www.L500.org
- 103rd NAACP Annual Convention, July 7 - 12th, 2012; Houston, Texas. For more information, contact Ana Aponte - 410.580.5782
Thandizar Easley, a Long Beach Branch Stay-In-School Student played for the 43rd Annual Image Awards Pre-Gala and Post-Gala.
The Long Beach Branch NAACP salutes its members that are authors
Autrilla Watkins-Scott, Stories From the Past &
I Remember When, A Town Named Hope, Arkansas
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Stories From the Past
I Remember When, A Town Named Hope, Arkansas |
Aaron Day
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Otis G. Sanders, Always & Forever, Love
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What is the thing or set of circumstances that keep married couples together for 20 years or more, and how are they able to remain in love after being together for so long going through the ups and downs of life and marriage? Why are some couples successful and others are not? What is the common thread, or glue that has kept these couples together? Have you ever wondered how to have a long lasting, loving and successful marriage? This book is predicted to become one of the best “Reference Guides” to a Long Lasting, Loving, and Successful Marriage. Used daily by both sexes, the principles from this book will guarantee a successful marriage, after all, it’s worked for these couples in their marriages of 20 to 73 years. |
http://alwaysandforeverlove.org/afss-otis.html
Ivan J. Houston, Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II
Ivan J. Houston, December 1944 |
No member of Combat Team 370 of the 92nd (“Buffalo”) Division has ever forgotten the night of August 23, 1944, when the team prepared to enter combat for the first time. This adventure along the banks of the Arno River was no training exercise: it was war. The regimental combat team consisted of 4,000 men, mostly southern Negroes of modest education and a small complement of college men, including author Ivan J. Houston, who was nineteen years old. Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II is Houston’s recollection of their service, drawn from a minute-by-minute journal it was his duty to keep. The men of the 3rd Battalion, 370th Regiment Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division of the US Fifth Army were brothers in a segregated army, warring not only against the awesome power of the Nazi war machine but against racism and the widely held belief that they were not up to the task. Their achievements proved otherwise. For more information go to www.blackwarriorsbook.com |
Pamela Hale-Burns, Come Out from Among Them
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Excerpt from back cover What exactly does it mean to come out from among the word? As children of the Almighty God, we are to be separate. We are called to share what Christ did for the world when he died on the cross for their sins and was raised again with all power in his hand. Our separation should lead others to Christ. When we are separate, our lifestyle stands out. I pray you are encouraged to “Come out from Among them and be Separate” |
Judge Kevin D. Filer, Race IPSA Loquitur: A Poetic Diary of My Journey from Compton to the Los Angeles Superior Court Bench
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kelvin D. Filer, was “born, raised, and educated in Compton, California.” Judge Filer insists on emphasizing that he is from Compton because, historically, we tend to hear only negative things about the city. His message is not one of “look at me" - rather to tell the students and young people in Compton that if I made it, so can you. After graduating from Compton High School in 1973, he went to the University of California at Santa Cruz where he graduated with “college honors”. He subsequently received his Juris Doctorate degree from UC Berkeley. In 1980, Judge Filer started practicing law as a Deputy State Public Defender for two years. In 1982 he opened his own private law practice. In July 1993, he became commissioner for the Compton Municipal Court and later served as the Superior Court Commissioner. In 2002, Governor Gray Davis appointed him as a judge of the Superior Court in Los Angeles. To purchase his book, contact Xlibris Corporation. Ph. 1-888-795-4274 Email: Orders@Xlibris.com Website: www.Xlibris.com |
Frederick W. James, MD, Spend, Don't Save: How to Improve Your Financial and Physical Health by PowerSpending
Order this book online at www.trafford.com
Many things in life are more important than money. Just about all of them cost money. Just about all of them cost money. If you want more of these things in your life than you have right now, author Frederick James offers methods to help you get there. Learn how to apply established behavioral and financial theories to improve your everyday life. By taking control of your finances, you'll be taking an important step to improve your physical health, as well.
Written by a retired doctor who now invests in real estate, this guidebook introduces you to a PowerSpending system that will change your life; helps you create an action plan that leads to financial success; provides tips on building a healthy overall lifestyle; reshapes your view of money so you can make it work for you.
Learning how to live a healthy life doesn't start and end with a trip to the doctor's office. It doesn't come with a big payday either. Your healthy and successful life is made easier having wealth and financial security. Learn proven principles to achieve your dreams with Spend, Don't Spend.
The LB NAACP Celebrating History
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the US Army Air Corps. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States armed forces. During WWII, African Americans in many US states still were subject to the Jim Crow laws. The American military was racially segregated, as was much of the federal government. The Tuskegee Airmen we subject to racial discrimination, both within and outside the army. Despite these adversities, they trained and flew with distinction. When the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-51's red, the nickname "Red Tails" was coined. Bomber crews applied a more effusive "Red-Tail Angels" sobriquet.
The City of Long Beach is very fortunate to have a collection of military history on the Tuskegee Airmen. The African American Resource Center at Burnett Library has books, a movie and documentaries about the Tuskegee Airmen. The collection includes the documentary about the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for the airmen in Washington, D.C. The Long Beach Branch NAACP thanks its life-member, Macy Herrington, and her late husband, Aaron Herrington, who was a Tuskegee Airmen. You are encouraged to go see the current movie Redtails to learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen.
2012 Long Beach City Budget Information
The Long Beach Branch NAACP encourages you to talk to your City Council person or go to the city's website to get additional information regarding the 2012 Long Beach City Budget. www.longbeach.gov
Long Beach Branch NAACP Youth Programs
Support Your Child's Education
Long Beach Branch NAACP encourages parents to take an active role in their child’s education by visiting the school, getting involved and supporting school activities. Education is important whether it is public, private or home schooling. Your child’s attendance, conduct and academic progress are very crucial elements of their education.
Long Beach Public Education Institutions
Long Beach Unified School District
Superintendent Chris Steinhauser
www.lbschools.net
Long Beach City College
President Eloy Oakley
http://www.lbcc.edu/
California State University, Long Beach
President Dr. F. King Alexander
http://www.csulb.edu/
Proof of tuberculosis test results
Records of all state-required immunizations against nine other childhood diseases are required for all kindergartners and other students new to the Long Beach Unified School District. This year, students entering grades seven to 12 will need proof of a Tdap shot (whooping cough).
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.
