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NAACP SLO County Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Thanks to everyone who joined us to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January 2019. Enjoy this video capturing the power of communities coming together to celebrate diversity, openness,…

Back to the Basics: Our 5 Point Plan in Building Relationships

NAACP San Luis Obispo County branch members with one of the best books of 2017, culinary historian Michael Twitty's The Cooking Gene

The learning curve and activities for organizations often vary, but the NAACP with its history and broad scope, continues to fight racism and protect civil rights for all. Taking a…

Report: California/Hawaii State NAACP Convention 2017, Los Angeles

Several members of the NAACP San Luis Obispo County branch attended the practical and inspiring California/Hawaii State NAACP Conference in Los Angeles October 26-29, 2017. The theme for this 30th…

Joe Schwartz and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture

The late Folk Photographer and humanist Joe Schwartz, whose photos are on display at the museum. Schwartz lived in Atascadero. His book, FOLK PHOTOGRAPHY—Poem’s I’ve Never Written, was published by Cal Poly.

One year ago, NAACP SLO County members Harvey Levenson, Barbara Levenson, and Camille O’Bryant attended the opening ceremonies for the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture.…

A change of heart … must come out of conviction.

“Unless we change individually, no one is going to change collectively. For generations we have been waiting for the other person to change first. A change of heart cannot be…

Growth and Freedom

“We have nothing to give another; but we have a duty to OPEN him/her to his/her own life, to allow him/her to be themselves – infinitely richer than he/she could…