October 18, 2017 Middleton High School was the site for the Hillsborough County Public School to announce the recognition of the exemplary status by the Florida Department of Education. The status was reached after the school district committed to infuse the teaching of African American history throughout the k-12 curriculum. The NAACP of Hillsborough County…
Race Relations in Tampa was the topic at Café Con Tampa on October 13, 2017. Yvette Lewis, president, and Albert Fields, 1st Vice President, presented to a group of about 75 residents from the area at this weekly gathering. Cafe con Tampa is a weekly gathering of neighborhood and community leaders who discuss important issues…
Donald Trump is not the first politician to openly stoke racism and hatred. He is a part of a much larger system of white supremacy that is reinforced in our nation election after election. It’s important to pull down Confederate symbols—many of which were erected as monuments to white supremacy during the Jim Crow era,…
State Rep Shawn Shaw, City Councilman Frank Reddick, Councilman Mike Saurez, NAACP Branch President Yvette Lewis, NAACP Youth Council and members of Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi Fraternities were some of the volunteers today as food and water were distributed to residents of Belmont Heights Estates. These people provided representatives, supplies and/or showed…
August 29, 2017 NAACP Hillsborough Branch says America is in danger with President Trump’s military gear policy. Aaron Mesmer reports story from FOX13 News
Following a CNN report on Florida‘s decision to remove more than 13,000 children from a Medicaid program for very sick kids, Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Kathy Castor are calling on the Department of Health to investigate the decision. In 2015, the state pulled more than 13,000 children out of the Children’s Medical Services, or…
The majority of individuals wrongfully convicted of murder, sexual assault and drug crimes are Black, according to a study recently released by the National Registry of Wrongful Convictions titled “Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States.” In addition, African-American prisoners who are convicted of murder are about 50 percent more likely to…
NAACP Florida State Conference Calls on Governor to Remove All Confederate Symbols at the State Capitol and Requests Legislative Leaders to Support A Ban From Public Property Statewide “The NAACP is against all forms of hate, racism, and discrimination. With the hatred and pure evil on display in Charlottesville, this movement now appears to have…
BALTIMORE- Hillsborough County NAACP team gave new meaning to Sunshine State as five students seized the spotlight by performing on a national stage and receiving top honors during the 38th Annual Afro-Academic Cultural and Science Olympics in Baltimore Maryland July 20-23, 2017. Sharing the stage with Hip Hop Legend, Kool Moe Dee, and Cornelius…
