November 30th Newsletter

Pictures from the Freedom Fund Dinner Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference ACT-SO at Black Minds Matter Healing Generational Trauma Trees for Troops NAACP Image Awards
#GivingTuesday – Support our Youth Programs!

Giving Tuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday, is the Tuesday after U.S. Thanksgiving in the United States. It is a movement to create an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. We in the NAACP San Diego Branch would like you to consider supporting one of our youth programs. […]
NAACP PARTNERS WITH BET NETWORKS TO BROADCAST THE 51st NAACP IMAGE AWARDS LIVE ON FEBRUARY 22, 2020 FROM PASADENA, CA

2-hour telecast to celebrate the biggest achievements in black culture. New York, NY (Monday, November 25, 2019) – The NAACP and BET Networks announced a broadcast partnership to air the 51st NAACP Image Awards. The telecast will take place from Pasadena, California and will air on BET Networks for the first time ever. The announcement was made today by NAACP National Board […]
Watch: What is Engineering?

Jayton, a friend of ACT-SO , talks about the nature of engineering.
Watch: ACT-SO at Black Minds Matter

Black Minds Matter demonstrates that schools don’t always help African-American students to shine. ACT-SO is one way we can address the deficits in San Diego Unified.
Select Photos from the 2019 Freedom Fund Dinner

Our 2019 Dinner was a fabulous affair. We’re sure those of you who attended would like to revisit the occasion with these photographs. As for those of you who missed it, now you, too can enjoy some of the fun. More pictures will be forthcoming. {"item":{"showCaptionTitle":false,"showCaptionDescription":false},"lazy":false,"src":"data-src-fg","srcset":"data-srcset-fg","paging":{"type":"dots","theme":"fg-light","size":20,"position":"both","scrollToTop":true},"template":{"layout":"fixed","columnWidth":150,"gutter":10}}
The REAL State of the District

November 19, 2019 The Honorable Tony ThurmondState Superintendent of Education1430 N StreetSacramento, CA 95814-5901 Dear Mr. Thurmond, Thank you so much for attending the San Diego Unified School Districts “State of the District” meeting at Lincoln High School. I am pleased to see you so involved in our schools. As a community member of District […]
November 21st, 2019 Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee will meet at 6pm, November 21, 2019, in Room 347 of the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, 404 Euclid Avenue. Executive Committee meetings are public meetings, and anyone may attend. Only Executive Committee members may participate, however. You may view the interactive meeting packet online. Or, if you prefer […]
November 14th Newsletter

Media coverage of the Freedom Fund Dinner and the NAACP San Diego Branch Black Minds Matter at Morse High ACT-SO Creative Writing Workshop Komen Health Equity Luncheon County Board of Supervisors Civil Rights Workers Needed
ACT-SO Creative Writing Workshop

12pm – 2pm November 30, 2019 ACT-SO is hosting a unique crash course designed to challenge your thought process and make writer’s block a thing of the past. Though our scholarship program targets African-American high school students, people of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to join us! Don’t worry about materials; all supplies will […]