by admin | Dec 30, 2022 | December 2022 Newsletter, news, newsletter
The climate of silence gives clear meaning to the long shadows cast by the events of the year so recently passed: The high resolves with which we began it; the stumbling, faltering ways by which we ended it … The narrow escapes from violence, within, without … The...
by admin | Dec 30, 2022 | December 2022 Newsletter, news, newsletter
I’ve been a fan of and have watched NFL football since 1958, when I was 9 years old. My earliest memory is of my dad, brother and I watching the championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. Johnny Unitas, Alan Ameche, Lenny Moore, Art...
by admin | Dec 30, 2022 | December 2022 Newsletter, news, newsletter
Crime and gun violence is a serious issue in the country, Illinois and the city of Freeport. There is much scholarly, well-researched work that has been done in an effort to explain increasing crime and gun violence. There is a predominant position in most of society...
by admin | Sep 26, 2022 | From the President, news, newsletter, September 2022 Newsletter
I am proud to bring you greetings from the Freeport Branch of the NAACP. Our Branch is in its second year of reactivation and continues to advocate for social, educational, political, and economical change. The NAACP has had a long and glorious history and I am...
by admin | Sep 26, 2022 | news, newsletter, September 2022 Newsletter
(For Your Edification and Entertainment) “MILLIONS KNOW THE MUSIC. FEW KNOW THE ARTISTS.” “An entertaining journey through the groups, songs and harmonies that evoke both days gone by as well as current hits, Streetlight Harmonies uncovers a definitive period of music...
by admin | Sep 26, 2022 | Elections & Voting, news, newsletter, September 2022 Newsletter
ATTENTION!! ALL NAACP FREEPORT BRANCH MEMBERS NOTICE OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER MEETINGS AND NOVEMBER ELECTIONS On September 26, 2022, there will be an election of the Nominating Committee (between 5-15 members). All members whose memberships are current as of 30 days...
