National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Lexington-Fayette Chapter 3097-B

Youth Annual Membership

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. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2 million activists. It was founded in direct response to the oppression, racial discrimination, and disenfranchisement of Black people. The <a href="http://www.lexnaacp.net" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">original NAACP General Meeting of the Lexington-Fayette Branch</a> was on January 30, 1919, Local member citizens worked tirelessly to establish the local branch in Lexington, KY. Mrs. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beatrice Cooke Fouse (1875–1952), a committed social activist and a member of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) and the founder of the Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A. in 1920, who later became President of the Kentucky Association of Colored Women (KACW), was instrumental in the establishment of the Lexington chapter. She is listed in the NAACP historical papers as the Principal Correspondent for the Lexington, Kentucky chapter. On March 4, 1919, the Lexington chapter received a letter from the national office in New York indicating that the National body of the NAACP had approved the establishment of the Lexington-Fayette Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.  On March 26, 1919, a letter was sent to the local branch informing them that their charter was in the mail and to "pass it on to future branches."  It's one thing to succeed as a community - it's another thing to thrive.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 30px;font-size:1.4375rem;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Verlag A&quot;, &quot;Verlag B&quot;, Verlag, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;width:100%">Take your advocacy one step further. As a member of the NAACP, you're making it your personal goal to ensure that our community thrives in every aspect including education, economics, health and wellbeing, and racial justice.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 30px;font-size:1.4375rem;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Verlag A&quot;, &quot;Verlag B&quot;, Verlag, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;width:100%">Thriving in the NAACP looks like:<ul><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Providing scholarships for students, grants for Black entrepreneurs, and much-needed resources when disaster hits</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Fueling local volunteers who drive culture and change in communities across the country</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Amplifying the voice of Black America to make sure solutions to our most pressing issues are equitable</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Working with activists and organizers in local NAACP branches</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Organizing marches, rallies, and direct action campaigns to bring attention to local issues</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Supporting access to quality education, healthcare, economic opportunities</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:bold">Participating in voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;font-size:18px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;padding-left:25px;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:bold">Attending national events, regional conferences, and trainings to sharpen your advocacy and leadership skills</li></ul><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:1.4375rem;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Verlag A&quot;, &quot;Verlag B&quot;, Verlag, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;width:100%">For any additional questions regarding membership, please contact our Youth Council Advisors Jennifer Doyle, PhD, jennifer.doyle@uky.edu or Vanessa Sanford, <a href="mailto:vsanford01@windstream.net" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">vsanford01@windstream.net</a> or Membership Chairperson Tracy Curtis, <a href="mailto:tracycurtis1922@yahoo.com" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">tracycurtis1922@yahoo.com</a>.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name , Welcome! On behalf of the members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Lexington-Fayette Chapter 3097-B, and the Lexington Youth Council Chapter 3743-B, thank you for your vote of Self-Confidence by choosing yourself as the perfect candidate to become a full-fledged active participating Youth member of the Lexington Youth Council, where your voice can be heard. A temporary Membership Card will be generated for your records, after which you will receive an official notice and your official Membership Card from the national NAACP.Whit Whitakerwhit.whitaker.naacp@gmail.com

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. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2 million activists. It was founded in direct response to the oppression, racial discrimination, and disenfranchisement of Black people. The <a href="http://www.lexnaacp.net">original NAACP General Meeting of the Lexington-Fayette Branch</a> was on January 30, 1919, Local member citizens worked tirelessly to establish the local branch in Lexington, KY. Mrs. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beatrice Cooke Fouse (1875–1952), a committed social activist and a member of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) and the founder of the Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A. in 1920, who later became President of the Kentucky Association of Colored Women (KACW), was instrumental in the establishment of the Lexington chapter. She is listed in the NAACP historical papers as the Principal Correspondent for the Lexington, Kentucky chapter. On March 4, 1919, the Lexington chapter received a letter from the national office in New York indicating that the National body of the NAACP had approved the establishment of the Lexington-Fayette Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.  On March 26, 1919, a letter was sent to the local branch informing them that their charter was in the mail and to "pass it on to future branches."  It's one thing to succeed as a community - it's another thing to thrive.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 30px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;width:100%;max-width:100%">Take your advocacy one step further. As a member of the NAACP, you're making it your personal goal to ensure that our community thrives in every aspect including education, economics, health and wellbeing, and racial justice.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 30px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;width:100%;max-width:100%">Thriving in the NAACP looks like:<ul><li>Providing scholarships for students, grants for Black entrepreneurs, and much-needed resources when disaster hits</li><li>Fueling local volunteers who drive culture and change in communities across the country</li><li>Amplifying the voice of Black America to make sure solutions to our most pressing issues are equitable</li><li>Working with activists and organizers in local NAACP branches</li><li>Organizing marches, rallies, and direct action campaigns to bring attention to local issues</li><li>Supporting access to quality education, healthcare, economic opportunities</li><li>Participating in voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns</li><li>Attending national events, regional conferences, and trainings to sharpen your advocacy and leadership skills</li></ul><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;line-height:1.391304;letter-spacing:0.03125rem;width:100%;max-width:100%">For any additional questions regarding membership, please contact our Youth Council Advisors Jennifer Doyle, PhD, jennifer.doyle@uky.edu or Vanessa Sanford, <a href="mailto:vsanford01@windstream.net">vsanford01@windstream.net</a> or Membership Chairperson Tracy Curtis, <a href="mailto:tracycurtis1922@yahoo.com">tracycurtis1922@yahoo.com</a>.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Lexington-Fayette Chapter 3097-B

YOUTH ANNUAL Membership Form 2024: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Lexington Youth Council Chapter 3743-B

Youth Annual Membership

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