Welcome to the 88th Annual Convention of the NAACP Virginia State Conference! The convention will be held Friday, October 27 - Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the Omni Hotel Richmond. This marks our first in person convention since 2019. Our theme for the Convention is...
Man speaks out after alleged knife attack in Hanover County
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC)– The same day that Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were sentenced for hate crimes a Hanover man spoke with 8News of a similar event he experienced. Ralph Mills said that just like Ahmaud Arbery, he was jogging when attacked unprovoked by a man...
Hanover County School Board to consider axing equity advisory group
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – The Hanover County School Board will consider whether to dissolve the community advisory board that helped write the district’s equity policy – a group that had its work paused by the school board and has not met in nearly a...
NAACP Condemns SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued extreme decisions reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action. The court's rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair...
Proclamation – Juneteenth
“Right now, one of our biggest battles is fighting in Hanover for our transgender students.”
Pat Jordan President of the Hanover County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/showing-up-for-trans-students-in-virginia
A great evening on the lawn of Hanover Courthouse…..
A great evening on the lawn of Hanover Courthouse reading banned or otherwise prohibited books and meeting new friends. https://twitter.com/goadgatsby/status/1661526276870471685?s=12
NAACP Virginia Education and Civil Rights Symposium: 127 YEARS LATER: STILL FIGHTING JIM CROW
From the reimagining of history to the removal of books from libraries to the lack of adequate funding, Virginia is positioning itself to be a leader in the destruction of public education. The Virginia State Conference will be on the front lines to ensure that every...
TOWN AWARDED $20K TOURISM GRANT FOR BERKLEYTOWN HERITAGE PARK
This week, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that the Town of Ashland will receive $20,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) Regional Marketing Program. Bottom line: The Town received a $20,000 grant for the future development and marketing of Berkleytown...