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ABOUT US
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, established in 1909; America's oldest & largest civil rights organization. Chapter 3194 has been active in Middletown for many years.
OUR VISION
We envision an inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons can exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination.
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.
THEORY OF CHANGE
We are committed to a world without racism where Black people enjoy equitable opportunities in thriving communities. Our work is rooted in racial equity, civic engagement, and supportive policies and institutions for all marginalized people.
OUR FOUNDERS
In 1908, a deadly race riot rocked the city of Springfield, eruptions of anti-black violence – particularly lynching – were horrifically commonplace, but the Springfield riot was the final tipping point that led to the creation of the NAACP. Appalled at this rampant violence, a group of white liberals that included Mary White Ovington and Oswald Garrison Villard (both the descendants of famous abolitionists), William English Walling and Dr. Henry Moscowitz issued a call for a meeting to discuss racial justice. Some 60 people, seven of whom were African American (including W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Mary Church Terrell), signed the call, which was released on the centennial of Lincoln's birth.
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Rev. Dr. Celeste R. Didlick-Davis
President
Middletown native and community activist. PHD in college.
EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE
Rev. Dr. Celeste R. Didlick-Davis
President
Legal Redress
Marc A. Dixon
1st Vice President
Economic Empowerment
Wanda Glover
3rd Vice President
Membership Chair
Cheryl Maxwell
Treasurer
Jonda Prather
Secretary
Regina Hawkins Cook
Religious Chair
Tracy Mack
Assistant Secretary
Health Chair
Kirk Mudd
Assistant Treasurer
Bridget Cotton
Communications Chair
Rev. Jelani Johnson
Criminal Justice Chair
Larry Mulligan III
Political Action Chair
Rev. Jeff Wilder
Housing Chair
Cecelia Snow Thompson
Community Liaison
Kassandra Moore
Veterans and Armed Forces Chair
Calvin J. Davis, At Large
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