who we are
where we come from
where we come from
Lebanon County Branch 26AA of the NAACP began to form in summer and fall 2020 and was officially chartered by the national organization on what we consider our birthday: February 20, 2021. At present we are some 150 members strong and still growing. Our 13-member Executive Committee is listed on the About Us page.
where we come from
where we come from
where we come from
Proud to be members of our nation's oldest and most prestigious civil rights organization, we are one of more than 2,200 units with more than 2 million members across the nation. We formed because of a pressing need in Lebanon County for greater transparency & accountability among our public officials and public institutions with respect to civil and human rights.
NAACP READING GROUP
next up: "the 1619 project" 6:30 pm, Mon. oct. 3, 2022, lebanon community library
Our NAACP Branch Reading Group next meets on Monday, October 3, when we'll turn to the first three chapters of the landmark, The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones and a team of more than 20 scholars, writers, and poets. We will meet in-person in the community room of the Lebanon Community Library, 125 North 7th Street Lebanon, PA 17046, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
In the apt words of Wikipedia, "The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism endeavor developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, writers from The New York Times, and The New York Times Magazine which aims to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United States."
We'll be discussing the Preface, "Origins," and Chap. 1, "Democracy," both by Nikole Hannah-Jones; Chap. 2, "Race," by Dorothy Roberts, and Chap. 3, "Sugar," by Khalil Muhammad. Meet in the Community Room at 6:30 p.m. We hope you can join us!
