CC Md NAACP 7014: NAACP opposes commissioner diversity commission

Mission Carroll County Md. NAACP Branch #7014

Our mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Our vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

The NAACP works to educate all political candidates to support policies that improve access to quality education and economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, the environment, healthcare and youth empowerment, with a dedication to removing race-based hatred and discrimination from society.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

NAACP opposes commissioner diversity commission

(In full disclosure I am on the board of the Carroll County NAACP)

Carroll County commissioner withdraws diversity commission initiative after NAACP chapter president expresses opposition

Akira Kyles Carroll County Times |Jun 29, 2020

In the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Commissioner Eric Bouchat withdrew his initiative to establish a diversity commission after the president of Carroll County’s NAACP chapter expressed her opposition toward it.

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Bouchat previously said he’d like for the commission to look into memorials to lynching victims and Black Americans who served in the Civil War, but Lewis said the NAACP chapter has already been engaged in projects to do both.

She said the chapter has been involved with rededications at Ellsworth Cemetery in Westminster, where Black veterans are buried. And she said the chapter is involved with the Carroll County Coalition of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, which began meeting in February to discuss ways to bring awareness and improved understanding of lynching history.

According to Wantz, after Lewis spoke with him, the board took a step back.

Wantz said, “We’re pulling back the reins to allow for the groups that have been putting the sweat and tears into doing all this research and let them do their job.”

Lewis said she was speaking as an individual, but discussed it with the rest of the NAACP board members.

“We met [Thursday] night, and there was total agreement that we do not do this diversity thing that Commissioner Bouchat introduced,” Lewis said.

“What was going to be the end result? Was this going to be a group that was founded and it would be dropped after an election cycle? Your support would not be there after that? I don’t think it was necessarily heartfelt,” Lewis said.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-diversity-commission-opposition-20200629-qly35tzhlrbkvolsl6xm66wjay-story.html

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UnknownJune 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Jean: Thank you for so effectively representing the voices of the community. Russell Dick
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NAACP STATEMENT ON ENDORSEMENTS OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR PARTIES

NAACP STATEMENT ON ENDORSEMENTS OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR PARTIES BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not endorse candidates or political parties, or engage in direct campaigning.

As the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP actively works with our more than 2,000 branches to inform and encourage civic engagement through voter registration activities and public forums, and actively opposes voter discrimination and other policies that make it more difficult for citizens to cast their ballot.

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. You can read more about the NAACP’s work and our six “Game Changer” issue areas here. (Feb 11, 2016 http://www.naacp.org/latest/naacp-statement-on-endorsements-of-political-candidates-or-parties/)

For questions or more information, please contact me directly: kevindayhoff@gmail.com Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll County NAACP secretary. Thanks.

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NAACP Carroll Co. Branch #7014

255 Clifton Blvd. Suite 203

Westminster, MD 21157

Jan. 22, 2018

Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016

Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016: From left to right - President Jean Lewis, 1st Vice President: Dr. Pam Zappardino, Assistant Treasurer: Dr. Charles Collyer, Treasurer: Vaughn Paylor, Secretary: Kevin Dayhoff, 2nd Vice President: John Lewis, and 3rd Vice President: Rodney Morris. (Photo by Caroline Babylon) Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016: https://ccnaacp7014.blogspot.com/2018/01/carroll-county-naacp-branch-7014.html Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnaacp/

Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality

Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality is a small, all volunteer organization. We pro-mote equality within our community and provide public programming that will in-crease understanding among diverse groups of people. We depend on donations from you who support our work in order to continue these efforts. The CCRE Vision Statement: Helping to raise the level of understanding and sharing of the diverse culture that we enjoy in Carroll County The mission of Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality (CCRE) is to promote racial equality and improve understanding in Carroll County through community networking, public education at the grassroots level, and positive opportunities for discourse. Steering committee members represent various organizations and agencies in our county. Please make a donation now at our page on the Community Foundation of Carroll County’s web-site at http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=107 Together we can make a difference for everyone in Carroll County. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/racialEqualitycarrollcounty/ Information provided by Erin Snell was very helpful in putting this email together. Thanks. Posted by CC NAACP Branch 7014 Secretary Kevin Dayhoff. I can be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com Find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ccnaacp/ Find us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ccnaacp NAACP Carroll Co. Branch #7014 255 Clifton Blvd., Suite 203 Westminster, MD 21157 NAACP STATEMENT ON ENDORSEMENTS OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR PARTIES BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and does not endorse candidates or political parties, or engage in direct campaigning. October 19, 2017 https://ccnaacp7014.blogspot.com/2017/10/carroll-citizens-for-racial-equality.html