Tuesday, September 16, 2014

NAACP Kansas City Voter Registrar Training

Members & Supporters,

NAACP Kansas City Voter Registrar Training     THU, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
One of the Association’s key game changers is Voting Rights and Political representation.  To that end, we encourage eligible folks to become deputy registrars for the Kansas City Election Board.  The Political Action Committee will host a deputy registrar training session Thursday September 18, at 6:30 pm at Swope Parkway United Christian Church, 6140 Swope Parkway, KCMO.
  
To qualify for this training, you must be a Kansas City resident living in Jackson County and be eighteen years of age.  All current and previously trained deputy registrars should receive training annually.   Please call our office at 816-421-1191 or emailnaacpkcmo@sbcglobal.net to RSVP for the training, so we will have enough materials for everyone.  Thank you in advance for your civic engagement!

Mary Ann
Branch Secretary
NAACP Kansas City, MO Branch
816-421-1191

Want a Job

Missouri KidsFirst
Job Announcement
Program Manager

Missouri KidsFirst seeks a full-time Program Manager position located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The primary responsibilities include developing, coordinating and conducting child abuse training and providing technical assistance to child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams.

Missouri KidsFirst is a statewide organization empowering adults to protect children from abuse. As the state chapter of Missouri’s Child Advocacy Centers and accredited member of the National Children’s Alliance, we empower professionals working in the child welfare system by providing education about recognizing, responding, diagnosing, investigating and prosecuting child abuse.

Missouri KidsFirst offers a competitive salary, medical insurance, and employee leave benefits. Salary is based on qualifications and experience. Missouri KidsFirst is an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply: Those interested in the position should email a resume to: Donna Neely at donna@missourikidsfirst.org by September 30, 2014.


Sunday, September 7, 2014

Justice Scores A Point In Missouri Federal!

On Wednesday, July 16, 2014, the Senate confirmed Ronnie White as a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Missouri with judicial commission following the next day. His long overdue confirmation arrives 15 years after his first nomination was defeated by a slim margin party-line vote in 1999.

White’s career is one marked by a deep devotion to public servitude. After earning a law degree from the University of Missouri in 1983, he worked as a public defender in St. Louis and as an attorney for a number of government offices. He also served as a representative in the Missouri House of Representatives for six years. In 1994, White was appointed judge of the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals, and one year later, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Missouri. In 2003, White became the first African-American Chief Justice, serving in that capacity until 2005.

White is a man highly regarded in the community and his ascension to the U.S. District Court judgeship marks a momentous occasion. On behalf of the Jefferson City NAACP, we congratulate the Honorable Judge Ronnie White.

Nimrod (Rod) Chapel, Jr.
President
Jefferson City. MO NAACP

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Missouri State Conference Meeting -


As per prior notification the conference will convene Friday October 3, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. Soul food dinner at 6:00 p.m. Saturday October 4, 2014, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. All adult registration fee: $50.00 each, Youth registration fee $25.00 each.


Adult Branch Assessment: Kansas City and St. Louis City $180.00 ea. Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis Co, Springfield and Polaski County
$60.00 ea all other Adult Units $50.00 each.

All Youth and College Units Assessments $25.00 per Unit. Please remember your past assessments are past due.

You may send your past due assessments to:
Missouri NAACP State
Conference, 211 Park Deville Dr.
Columbia, Missouri 65203

yours in Solidarity,

Mary A. Ratliff
211 Park Deville Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
Ph: 573-881-0163
e-mail: marrat300@aol.com

Subject: Hotel Info for Missouri NAACP State Convention.

Per Dr. Hunter;

Hotel Info for State Convention:
COMFORT SUITES - 1650 Old Wire Outer Rd., Rolla, MO, US, 65401
Rate $89.00 per night.  Ask for NAACP rates

a.. Phone: (573) 368-4300
b.. Fax: (573) 368-4310

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

#Ferguson Police Department meets #DOJ - one to watch

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/justice-department-investigate-ferguson-missouri-police-n195271

Jobs with Justice - workers asking "Can you Hear me Now"

Jefferson City protesters demand end to racial prejudice

Jefferson City protesters demand end to racial prejudice: The shooting of a black teenager in Ferguson and subsequent demonstrations brought out dozens of marchers in the state capital Monday evening.

Breakfast is the best thing you can do for a child - Invite one to the 2017 NAACP MLK Freedom Fund Dinner!

Breakfast
Why You Should Eat a Healthy Breakfast
  • Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Breakfast provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration in the classroom.
  • Studies show that breakfast can be important in maintaining a healthy body weight.
  • Hunger sets in long before it's time for lunch, but because it's not convenient to eat properly, many people who have not eaten breakfast snack on foods that are high in fat and sugar.
  • People who skip breakfast are unlikely to make up their daily requirement for some vitamins and minerals that a simple breakfast would have provided.
  • Breakfast provides energy for the activities during the morning and helps to prevent that mid-morning slump.
Tips on Eating a Quick and Healthy Breakfast
  • Pick 2-3 foods, including at least one from each of the following food groups:
    -bread and grain (i.e.cereal, toast, muffin)
    -milk and milk product (i.e. low-fat yogurt, low-fat milk)
    -fruit or vegetable group (i.e bananas, apples, carrots)
  • Pick up portable breakfast items when at the grocery store. You should buy foods like fruit, low-fat yogurt, whole grain breakfast bars, or granola bars for those mornings when you have to eat breakfast on the go.
  • Replace or accompany that morning cup of coffee with a glass of orange juice or milk.
  • Make an omelette! You can shorten preparation time by chopping up your vegetables ahead of time.
  • Get up 15 minutes earlier.  You can fix and consume a healthy breakfast in 15 minutes or less.
  • Plan ahead to eat breakfast.  This means you should decide what you are going to eat for breakfast before the next morning.   You can save time by putting out the box of cereal or cutting up some fruit the night before.

Movie tonight

FYI - this evening.  

http://mostateparks.com/event/61789/museum-after-hours-abolitionist-film-and-discussion

Created Equal:  America's Civil Right Struggle - The Abolitionist, Dr. J. Marke Leslie
Program at: LU's T.D. Pawley Theater in M.L. King Hall at Chestnut and Dunklin Streets at 6pm this evening.   

NEXT PROGRAM ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1st, 6pm, "Slavery by Another Name," Dr. Debra Greene

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MUSEUM AFTER HOURS: "THE ABOLITIONIST" FILM AND DISCUSSION

9/3/2014 | MISSOURI STATE MUSEUM | JEFFERSON CITY, MO

The Missouri State Museum will present the film, “The Abolitionist,” and a discussion led by J. Mark Leslie, Ph.D., Lincoln University. This program continues the museum’s ongoing series, “Museum After Hours,” held the first Wednesday of each month. While Museum galleries will remain open until 9 p.m., the program for this month will be presented in the T.D. Pawley Theater, Martin Luther King Hall, Lincoln University, 812 E. Dunklin. To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington and to introduce four documentaries with riveting new footage illustrating the history of civil rights in America, the Missouri State Museum will offer a series of screenings and discussions centered around four documentaries on the Lincoln University campus in Jefferson City, Mo. The Created Equal film set is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Event time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
LOCATION:
T.D. Pawley Theater, Martin Luther King Hall
Lincoln University
812 E. Dunklin St., Jefferson City
First Floor, State Capitol, 201 W. Capitol, Jefferson City, MO | (573) 751-2854