NAACP DeKalb County Branch - GA

🗳️ Today is National Voter Registration Day! 🇺🇸

National Voter Registration Day is an opportunity to bring awareness to voter registration, voter education, and the importance of staying informed and engaged in our communities.

Today, members of the NAACP DeKalb County Branch
alongside community partners, will be at Doraville Station today ( 3pm-6pm) providing voter registration information and assisting individuals who would like to register to vote. 🗳️❤️💙

📸 Check out our members and partners in action as they connect with the community, share information, and bring awareness throughout DeKalb County.

Community. Awareness. Engagement. There is POWER in numbers! ✊🏾🗳️

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❤️ September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month!

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that disproportionately impacts the Black community. This month, NAACP DeKalb is encouraging our community to know the facts, recognize the signs, learn your carrier status, and support individuals and families living with sickle cell disease.

📌 Important Fact: Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States, and more than 90% are Black or African American.

Awareness leads to education, advocacy, early testing, and better health outcomes. Together, we can make a difference. ❤️

Education saves lives. A healthier tomorrow is possible.

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 💙

Awareness starts with knowledge. Knowing your risk, talking with your healthcare provider about screening, and encouraging the men in our lives to prioritize their health can make a difference. Early detection saves lives.

NAACP DeKalb is committed to promoting health education and connecting our community with trusted resources.

For more information, stay connected and informed with our community partner, ZERO Prostate Cancer.

💙 Know your risk. Start the conversation. Get informed.
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🩸❤️ Give Blood. Support Health. Save Lives.

The NAACP DeKalb County Branch is proud to support NCNW DeKalb Section for their upcoming Blood Drive & Health Event during Sickle Cell Awareness Month!

Sickle cell disease disproportionately impacts the Black community, and blood donations can play a critical role in the treatment of people living with the disease. Your donation can make a lifesaving difference.

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 10 AM – 3 PM
📍 Browns Mill Recreation Center
5101 Browns Mill Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038

NCNW DeKalb has a lot in store for you! Come out, give blood, learn more about your health, and support our community. ❤️

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🗳️ DeKalb, We Vote!

Join The Soul of Atlanta for the DeKalb We Vote Forum—an opportunity to connect, get informed, and make your voice and your vote count!

📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Saint Philip AME Church
240 Candler Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30317

One Community. One Voice. One Future. ✊🏾🗳️

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✨ We The People: Together, We Rise!

Get ready for the 84th NAACP Georgia State Conference Annual Convention in Macon, Georgia!

📅 October 1–3, 2026
📍 Macon, GA

Join leaders and advocates from across Georgia for inspiring plenary sessions, impactful workshops, leadership development, political action, youth engagement, the Freedom Fund Gala, and more.

✊🏾 Engage. Empower. Elevate.
We the people have the power. Our time is now!

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🚌 Explore Our History: Birmingham, Alabama

Join the NAACP DeKalb County Branch Remembrance Project for a powerful day trip to the heart of the Civil Rights Movement.

📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
🎟️ $85 — includes museum entry & round-trip transportation
📍 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute • 16th Street Baptist Church • Birmingham Memorial Park

✊🏾 Remember the history. Experience the journey.

🌐 Go to our website to secure your spot today!

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Our Health Chair, Tasha Chapman, was honored to attend the Emory Hillandale Hospital CEO Community Breakfast in recognition of National Minority Donor Awareness Month, hosted in collaboration with the Multicultural Donor Education Program (MDEP) at LifeLink of Georgia.

The event brought together community leaders, including Stonecrest Mayor Jazzmin Cobble, for an important conversation surrounding organ and tissue donation and the need for greater awareness within the African American community.

The discussion featured Dr. Raul Badell, Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation at Emory University School of Medicine and Surgical Director of the Living Donor Kidney Program at the Emory Transplant Center, and Bobby Howard, Multicultural Donor Education Program Director and kidney transplant recipient. Jen Schuck, CEO of Emory Hillandale Hospital, provided opening remarks to approximately 50 guests.

The lived experiences, education, and perspectives shared were both impactful and inspiring. More than 60% of those waiting for a transplant in Georgia are African American, making education and awareness within our community especially important. One organ, tissue, and eye donor can potentially save or improve the lives of more than 75 people.

The NAACP DeKalb County Branch Health Committee remains committed to promoting health education, increasing awareness, and connecting our community with information and resources that can improve and save lives. 💙

If your interested in joining the health committee send a email to [email protected] for more information

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📣 REMINDER: Our General Meeting is TOMORROW!

Join the NAACP DeKalb County Branch as we come together to stay informed, get involved, and continue making an impact in our community.

📅 Tomorrow — Saturday, August 22
⏰ 10:00 AM
💻 Virtual via Zoom

we invite you to join the conversation. Your voice matters!

🔗 Visit NAACPDeKalb.org to register.

Our Community. Our Power. Our NAACP. ✊🏾

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The DeKalb County NAACP would like to acknowledge the great work being done in our community to educate, inform, and bring awareness to issues that impact us all.

Our 1st Vice President, Martha Jackson, attended the Know Your Rights Forum presented by Greenforest Community Baptist Church’s Social Justice Ministry, where she was recognized as a Community Resource Partner representing the DeKalb County NAACP Branch.

The forum featured an outstanding panel of community leaders and professionals, including Judge Fatima A. El-Amin, Attorney Mawuli Davis, Chief Judge Asha Jackson, Dr. Tiffany Massey, and Attorney Gerald Griggs, who shared valuable information on court rights, civil rights and the Bill of Rights, fi***rm rights and safety, and health rights.

Martha’s presence reflects the importance of showing up, staying engaged, building relationships, and supporting efforts that educate and empower those we serve.

We believe it is important to remain active, engaged, and present in our community. Whether we are leading, partnering, or simply showing up to support the work of others, the DeKalb County NAACP is committed to staying connected to the people and organizations doing meaningful work throughout our community.

Thank you to Greenforest Community Baptist Church, the panelists, and everyone involved for continuing to bring awareness, education, and important resources to our community.

Be informed. Be empowered. Know your rights.

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