The Henrico NAACP honored nine individuals and organizations during its annual Freedom Fund banquet in Highland Springs Sept. 7. The keynote speaker at the event (which also served as a fundraiser for the organization) was U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, whose Fourth District includes Eastern Henrico. The NAACP presented the
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The Right to Read tells the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight for the youngest generation’s ability to read. Experts throughout the film discuss the current state of literacy in the United States and the importance of implementing reading skills into classroom
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The Henrico County Branch of the NAACP will host a general membership meeting Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at Belmont Recreation Center, 1600 Hilliard Road. The guest speaker will be Henrico County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Anthony Romanello. The membership discussion will address mobilizing voting efforts in
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The Henrico Board of Supervisors Thursday night unanimously adopted new boundary lines for the county’s five magisterial districts, approving a slightly revised reapportionment map that addressed some concerns raised earlier this week by several citizens and the Henrico NAACP. The approved map – devised during a day-long session Tuesday involving
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The Henrico NAACP is taking issue with some elements of Henrico County’s proposed magisterial district reapportionment plan and has submitted its own proposal on the day the board is set to adopt a plan formally. The reapportionment process is required by state law every decade, as a way to
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