Capitol Weekly, Prioritizing equity in statewide water management
Op-Ed by President Rick L. Callender
As state and local water managers grapple with these challenges, the needs of Black, Brown, and disadvantaged communities cannot be ignored as it relates to access to water.
Sacramento Bee, How Sacramento's NAACP branch leaders mismanaged county funds and hired themselves
Suspended Greater Sacramento NAACP president Betty Williams and an executive officer appear to have used their own businesses to manage a multi-million dollar county-sponsored pandemic-era food delivery program, according to financial filings obtained by The Sacramento Bee.
Sacramento Bee, How the Sacramento NAACP spent the county's COVID meals program money raises questions
Dual inquiries by national NAACP and Sacramento County officials following the suspected mismanagement of a county pandemic-era meals program by Greater Sacramento NAACP branch leaders are raising questions about whether county officials missed signs of potential self-dealing.
Sacramento Observer, Suspensions Withdrawn For Two Greater Sac NAACP Members
Two members of the Greater Sacramento NAACP have had their suspensions over purported financial impropriety withdrawn, according to documents obtained by The OBSERVER.
Ken Nelson and Velma Sykes both received letters last month from the NAACP’s national branch, which issued the suspensions.
Black Enterprise, Sacramento NAACP Leaders Face Financial Impropriety Allegations in County Food Delivery Program
NAACP leaders in Sacramento are suspected of using personal businesses to manage a county-sponsored food delivery program that operated from March 2022 to June 2023.
CBS News, SF Fillmore Safeway closure date pushed back to 2025 after agreement with city
President of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP Dr. Rev. Amos Brown told CBS News Bay Area following the Jan. 4 announcement that the closure was a case of history repeating itself in the Filmore and would create a food desert.
"This community has been economically deprived for 50 years, and its time we stopped this kind of exclusionary and gentrifying activity," Brown said at the time.
Los Angeles Sentinel, MLK Weekend Brings Many Events to Southern California
Community leaders, elected officials and celebrities participated in the Kingdom Day Breakfast on Jan. 15. Attendees included U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, State School Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Ambassador Diane Watson, County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins, Ward EDC President Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, and NAACP Beverly Hills-Hollywood Branch President Ron Hasson.
Precinct Reporter, Hate Crime Funding Helps Anti-Black Justice
Deirdre Harris, president of the Orange County Branch NAACP, said their local branch also received a similar, but separate stream of Stop the Hate transformative grant from OCAPICA (Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance).
Harris had attended a Stop the Hate roundtable of panelists and leaders in Irvine three months ago, the 13 city event led by Attorney General Rob Bonta. At that meeting, local NAACP criminal justice chair talked about how Blacks were bearing the brunt of hate crime, that no one seems upset until it strikes their community.
Lake County News, New ‘Ebony Alert’ goes into effect
The legislation was authored by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) and sponsored by the NAACP California Hawaii State Conference.
It allows law enforcement agencies to request that the California Highway Patrol activate an alert for Black youth — including young women and girls between 12 to 25 years of age — who are reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, at risk, developmentally disabled, cognitively impaired, or who have been abducted, the CHP reported.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, Local NAACP announces events celebrating MLK Jr. Day - Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Santa Cruz County Branch of the NAACP announced events planned later this month to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of iconic civil rights activist the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Redwood News, The NAACP hosts an MLK Day celebration event
As the world celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., our local NAACP chapter also honored his legacy. Community leaders and students spoke at the packed event in the Adorni Center. There were also musical performances by Zera Starchild. There were food vendors, community organizations and local businesses tabling. The theme of this year’s MLK Day event was “It Starts With Me: How We Must Create, Cultivate and Maintain a Beloved Community.”
