Our Birth
On February 12, 1909 the NAACP was founded by a multiracial group of activists, who answered “The Call,” in the New York City, NY.
Ida Wells-Barnett
W.E.B. DuBois
Henry Moscowitz
Mary White Ovington
Oswald Garrison Villiard
William English Walling
The NAACP Fairfax County Branch was chartered May 1944 by:
Joseph Tinner
Dr. Edward B. Henderson
Rev. John Colbert
Rev. Milton Sheppard
Rev. Roger Bush
Rev. Wallace Costner
Claudius Allen Brown
Audrey S. Williams
Louis N. Boone
Rev. E. E. Arter
Rev. Clarence Robinson
David B. Budd
Dr. William E. Gaymon
Vera Swann
MISSION
Our mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.
VISION
We envision an inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons can exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination. We are committed to a world without racism where Black people enjoy equitable opportunities in thriving communities.
OBJECTIVES
The principal objectives of the NAACP shall be:
- To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
- ·To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
- To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
- To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
- To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
- To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.
Fairfax County Branch Strategic Priorities
- Criminal Justice: Advocate to reduce racial disparities in the Criminal Justice System, increase rehabilitation programs and reform Drug Law policies targeting communities of color in Fairfax County, VA.
- Economic Empowerment: Accelerate economic growth and eliminate racial economic disparities through advocating equal employment opportunities, diversity recruitment, financial empowerment and building wealth within communities of color.
- Education: Advocate for educational policies and resources that promote equal access to high quality education for communities of color within the Fairfax County Public Schools and vocational school programs.
- Health: Eliminate health disparities, advocate health care reform and combat childhood obesity to promote health and wellness in communities of color.
- Political Action: Promote voter empowerment and advocate elected official accountability through implementing voter education, voter engagement, voter mobilization and voter turnout initiatives in Fairfax County.