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May 30, 2017 - Criminal Justice Committee
7pm Conference Call Planning Meeting
RSVP to attend: [email protected]
June 11, 2017 Youth Council Meeting
Rockville Library, 2nd Fl. @2pm
June 13, 2017 - Executive Committee Meeting
7pm - 8pm @ Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
June 15, 2017 - Parent Council Exec. Training
7pm - 8pm @ Carver Education Center
850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, MD
June 27, 2017 - General Body Meeting
7:00pm - 8pm @ Carver Education Center
850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, MD
Freedom Fund Drawing Winner!
Montgomery County Assistant Chief of Police, Luther Reynolds wins the Freedom Fund hotel drawing!
On Sunday, April 30, 2017 the NAACP Montgomery County Branch hosted its 42nd Annual
Freedom Fund Dinner at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
With over 540 in attendance, the Freedom
Fund Dinner was a huge success. Annually,
the Montgomery County Branch of the
NAACP recognizes during the dinner those
who work tirelessly to ensure the equal
Special remarks were given by Montgomery
County Executive, the Honorable Isiah Leggett
and the dinner was “Chaired” by Mrs. Yaminah
Leggett - Wells. Invocation and Benediction
speech that reminded all that education and
training is the key to equality and empowerment
in our communities. The Mistress of Ceremony
was Dr. Alotta Taylor, Board Member of the
National Council of Negro Women. Honorary
Chairs of the dinner were the Tuskegee Airmen.
The evening program included songs by ACT-
SO Gold Medalist, Ms. Kailyn Richards.
Woodmont Country Club for the clubs
controversy over accepting former President
Barack Obama as a member. The Community
Service Award was given to The George B.
Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy, and the
Branch Committee of the Year Award went to
the ACT-SO program Chairs, Pat Price and
JoAnn Burl. Scholarship Awards were given to
10 outstanding students. See inside page for
list.
rights of all persons and to
provide community programs
that empower and create oppor-
tunity for advancement and
leadership development. The
keynote speaker, Dr. A. I. Fred-
erick, President of Howard
University gave an inspiring
offered by Rev. Haywood Robinson
pastor of the People’s Community
Baptist Church. Awards were
given as follows: President’s
Humanitarian Awards was given
To Jeffrey Z. Slavin, Mayor of
the Town of Somerset and
attorney who publicly resigned from the
We must continue to
plan for the future by
training our students to
be the best they can be
today!
on
Quarterly News & Insights into Civil Rights & Social Justice Issues
April, May, June 2017 Volume II, Issue 2
Thousands of Maryland residents are charged with minor offenses such as disorderly conduct and having an open container of alcohol, for which the charges were dropped or the person received probation be-fore judgment. But the charge has remained on the person’s public record, where prospective employers can find them online. Maryland Courts have a process called “Expungement” that removes the charges from the record to give the person a fresh employment record. The Legal Redress/Criminal Justice Committee is hosting this Expungement Clinic to assist county residents with clearing their records. Did you know that it may be possible to remove from your record a possession of marijuana charge? Watch this video to learn more.
MD Expungement Website
Clear Your Criminal Record FREE!
Tuesday June 13, 2017
3pm—7pm Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
608 N. Horners Lane Rockville, MD 20850
Walk-in - First come first served
Co - Hosted by
Pro Bono Lawyers provide: • Criminal record search
• Application preparation
• Fee waiver form preparation
• Expungement process guidance
• Juvenile record removal also
Contact: Criminal Justice Chair, Jo Saint-George - (301)657-2062 [email protected] volunteers are needed!
Non - Profit U.S. Postage
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND BRANCH P.O. BOX 2165 Rockville, MD 20847-2165
On May 12, 2017, Branch President Linda Plummer, along with the chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, Jo Saint-George and Lynn Johns of the Education Committee, met with Director, Robert L. Greene, and his leadership team at the Montgomery County Department of Correction & Rehab. Central Processing Unit to tour the facility and to discuss community issues regarding intake processing and how the department can improve community engage-ment. President Plummer stated that the tour was “an eye opener” and that she “looks forward to continued dialog with the department to reduce incarcerations and to assist with criminal record expungement.”
Over the years, many people have asked what the definition of a veteran is. It has not always been an easy question to answer, and it was only recently that the
definition of a veteran has been expanded.
On May 18th, the NAACP Education Committee - Parents’ Council hosted its “Best & Brightest” awards meeting where they recognized 27 MCPS staff who did an extraordinary job in serving the student community. The Parents’ Council meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
Committee Chair—Byron Johns Contact: [email protected]
May 24, 2017 - Free Legal Advice Time: Starts at 5:30pm Location: Ana G. Mendez University 11006 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 Obtain free legal advice on civil cases on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month. May 25, 2017 - “Coffee with a Cop” Time: 9am—11am Host: Montgomery County Police Location: Mankira Coffee 13881 Outlet Dr Ste B, Silver Spring, MD 20904 May 25, 2017 -Bethesda Summer Concert Series Time: 6—8pm Location: Veterans Park –corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenue May 27—June 24—Ramadan: Islamic Month of Fasting May 29th, Human Rights Commission Meeting—7pm—Contact James Stowe [email protected] June 27, 2017—Election of NAACP MoCo Delegates @ Branch General Meeting July 21-26, 2017 -NAACP 108th Annual Convention Location: Baltimore Convention Center Register: http://www.naacpconvention.org/ Contact: Eric Sims: (410) 580—5782
On April 2, 2017, the NAACP Montgomery County Branch ACT - SO hosted its Student Competition at the Montgomery College Rockville Campus where dozens of students displayed their gifts and talents as next generation innovators, leaders and artists. The winners of the competition were then given Awards at the ACT - SO Awards Ceremony was held on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Clinton AME Zion Church. Gold Medal Winners: Nina Walton, architecture; Caleb Clark, chemistry and medicine & health, Beatrice Amoateng, original essay; Kailande Cassa-major, poetry, written; Jamaal Bowman, contem-porary dance; Kameron Brown, dramatics, Jamielyn Quinto, vocal contemporary; Kailyn Richards, vocal classical, Kwasi Kyeremeh, instrumental classical; Marie Fanouvi, painting and drawing; Kendall Bonner, photography; and Racheal Sentongo, short story.
The ACT-SO committee is now working toward preparing students for the National ACT-SO Competition at the NAACP 108th Convention in Baltimore. They NEED your HELP! Mentors are need in all categories including biology, chem-istry, physics, mathematics, earth and space sciences, engineering, computer science, music composition, poetry (written and performance), playwriting, original essay, short story, dance (ballet, contemporary, modern, traditional), dra-matics, instrumental classical, instrumen-tal contemporary, vocal classical, vocal contemporary, oratory, drawing, painting, photography, filmmaking, sculp-ture, and entrepreneurship. ACT-So also NEEDS your financial help to get the students to the National ACT-SO Competition. They are selling T-shirts, 2 for $25. You can always make a donation. Please come out to the June 27th NAACP Membership Meeting and meet, support, and encourage the students as they get ready to compete at the National ACT-SO Competition. Please support tomorrow's leaders, today! Your assistance can positively impact a young person's life. Please help our AMAZING ACT-SO students.
Pat Price [email protected]
JoAnn Burl [email protected]
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On April 9, 2017, the Youth Council lead by Committee Chair, Kimberly McLurkin-Harris, elected new officers which in-clude: President: Anisa Thomas, Vice President: Roderick Hart, III, Secretary: Jessica Holloway, Asst. Secretary: Cayla Bellamy, Treasurer: Zende Wells, Parliamentarian: Aiden Douglas. The Youth Council meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month at the Rockville Library, 2nd floor @ 2:00 pm. All are Welcome. Youth leaders are needed!
Under federal law, a veteran is any person who served on active duty in the armed services of the United States and were discharged either under honorable or general under other than honorable conditions; those who had been dis-charged because of personality disorders later found to be PTSD; were discharged from the service due to a service-connected disability; members of the National Guard and Reserves who had been deployed under federal orders; or had been commissioned officers of the remaining uniformed services, including the Public Health Service, the Environ-mental Science Services Administration, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (formerly the Coast and Geodetic Survey Administration).
• AARP Maryland is accepting nomina-tions for the 2017 Andrus Award for Community Service. Deadline is Friday, June 2, 107. Joy [email protected] or call (410) 895-7614
• Membership Stubs from Dinner Tickets
must be mailed to: Membership De-partment P.O. Box 2165 Rockville, Maryland 20847
• Condolences to the passing Branch
Life Member, Hon. John Pullium • FREE screening of the movie 13th June 16 @ 6:30pm @ Clinton AME Zion
The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological & Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO), the “Olympics of the Mind” is a major national youth initiative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Montgomery County Branch.
Good News: During this last legislative session, the General Assembly enacted, and the Gov-ernor signed, HB 1234 which provides local government authority to expand the military retiree tax credit to include a retired member of the uniformed services, the military re-serves, or the national guard. In early May, the County Council passed Expedited Bill 13-17 to expand the property tax credit for military retirees to include a retired member of the uniformed services, the military reserves, and the National Guard.
ACT-SO Gold Medalist, Kaily Richards sings at the dinner.
Annually during the Freedom Fund Dinner, scholarships are given to high school students for the best written essays. This year several dozen students applied for scholarships from most of the Montgomery County High Schools. Each scholarship award is named after a supporting state senator or community organization. This years awardees are some of the top students in their schools. The 2017 NAACP Montgomery County Branch Freedom Fund Dinner Awardees are as follows:
Senator Nancy King Scholarship: Menelik Demissie Jordan Robinson Senator Roger Manno Scholarship: Tuador Wikina James D’Souza Shirley Brandman & Howard Shapiro Scholarship: Jasmine Scott NAACP Scholarship: John Milton Montgomery College Scholarship: Marlonna Stephenson Jack & Jill Scholarship: Kahlil Greene Senator William Smith Scholarship: Charnette Bailey Mehlat Tesfaye
Branch members send your announcements and committee event information to the Branch e-mail: [email protected] to be included In the next edition of “The Monitor.”
Watch the all new legal news & information TV network www.MinorityCounselorTV.com that features lawyers of color from around the country. Watch this video on “Crowdfunding.”
