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ABOUT US
Learn more about the NAACP, our work in Bartholomew County and the impact we make.
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation.
For more than a century the NAACP has worked to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
NAACP GAME CHANGERS
There are six Game Changers that address the major areas of inequality facing African Americans that are the focus of the NAACP’s work:
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Economic Sustainability
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Education
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Health
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Public Safety and Criminal Justice
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Voting Rights and Political Representation
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Expanding Youth and Young Adult Engagement

Image: Olisa Humes, former President of NAACP Columbus/Bartholomew Branch addresses the crowd at an event.

Image: Protesters stand at Columbus City Hall during a Solidarity Rally, coordinated by NAACP and the African American Pastors Alliance
MISSION
Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.
Mission

Image: Small business owner, Ray Gipson cuts a customers hair at Coaches Cutz. Image from Video by Ryan Furr >
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LOCAL LEADERSHIP
The NAACP Bartholomew/Columbus Branch 3071 Board of Directors is made up of a diverse group of people who are passionate about political, educational, social, and economic equality.
Johnnie Edwards, President
Olisa Humes, Vice President
Jacquie Bontrager-McCann, Secretary
Cara Bywater, Assistant Secretary
Lesley Bradley, Treasurer
John McCann, Assistant Treasurer
David A. Bosley
Stephanie Carmer
Tracey Clark
Whitney Gains
Jessica Gorham
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naacp.barth3071@gmail.com
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