Month: June 2020
NAACP will move its national HQ to D.C. from Baltimore with the redevelopment of the Reeves Center
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans a future headquarters move from Baltimore to D.C., with the civil rights group eventually relocating to a redeveloped Reeves Center at the heart of the U Street corridor. D.C. Mayor Muriel Continue Reading
Southern Marylanders for Racial Equality EDUCATION VIRTUAL TOWN HALL AGENDA On July 10, 2020
MISSION STATEMENT This online town hall gives a safe space for citizens of Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties to askquestions and voice their concerns about race relations in our region. They will also have the opportunity to put forth Continue Reading
Act Now – Call on the Governor to Declare an Election Plan for November
Today, LWVMD has once again called on the Governor to declare a primarily vote-by-mail election with adequate in-person voting locations for those who may need them – beyond what was available for the primary election earlier this month – in order to Continue Reading
We Are Done Dying Merchandise
As you know, we have been running the #WeAreDoneDying campaign. While COVID-19 wreaks havoc in our nation, we’ve also witnessed protests and outrage erupt in cities across the U.S., over the senseless killing of yet another Black man. For the #WeAreDoneDying campaign, the Continue Reading
Free COVID Screening
The Calvert Health Mobile Health Center will be at the Chesapeake Cares Food Pantry site this Wednesday, June 10, 2020 to reach all but preferably those with no health insurance, without a primary care physician and/or limits to get coronavirus Continue Reading
Shine the Light on World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, June 19, 2020
June 19th was officially designated as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease, and the challenges experienced by patients and their Continue Reading
Message From Michael Kent, President , Calvert County NAACP Branch
Concerned citizens alerted me to a post on the Sheriff’s facebook page. The post contained a picture of a large postcard signed by young people supporting the police. One of the statements on the card supported the police “running their Continue Reading
The Food Research & Action Center Stands in Solidarity With Those Fighting Systemic Racism
Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, president, FRAC The events that have culminated in the recent uprisings across the country are a stark reminder of the critical proactive work that is needed to create fundamental change for a more just society. George Floyd’s death Continue Reading