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Upcoming Events

NAACP: 100 YEARS - BOLD DREAMS, BIG VICTORIES

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• Centennial DVD Order Form
• Centennial Webcast
• NAACP Author Pavilion

Join us Next Year for our 101st Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri

Juy 10 - 15, 2010

Housing officially opens March 1, 2010

Purpose of The National Convention

The Annual Convention of the Association shall establish policies and programs of action for the ensuing year. all actions of the Convention on questions of policy and programs, which are not contrary to the Constitution, shall be binding on the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Officers and all Units, except as hereinafter provided. No resolution for change of policy or program of action shall be in order unless it shall have been favorably voted upon at regular legislative meetings of a Unit in good standing, or has been submitted by the President and CEO. The resolutions for policy or program change must be certified by the President and Secretary of the Unit, and received by the President and CEO in the National Office by May 1st annually. The Convention shall act on all such proposed program or policy changes during its Legislative Sessions.

1. About the NAACP:
   1. Mission
   2. History
   3. Leadership
   4. Employment
   5. Publications & Resources
   6. Henry Lee Moon Library & Civil Rights Archives
2. Get Involved:
   1. Donate
   2. Membership
3. Departments & Programs:
   1. Research and Training
   2. Legal
   3. Field Operations
   4. ACT-SO
   5. Development
   6. Religious Affairs
   7. Women in the NAACP
   8. Youth & College
   9. Hollywood Bureau
   10. Washington Bureau
4. Youth Action:
   1. Youth & College
   2. NAACP ACT-SO
   3. Youth Entrepreneurial Institute
   4. Scholarship Information
5. Legal:
   1. History & Achievements
   2. Fields of Expertise
   3. Docket
   4. Amicus Briefs
   5. Awards
   6. Law Fellow Program
   7. Submit a Complaint
   8. Additional Resources
   9. Regional Oversight
   10. Publications
6. Research and Training:
   1. Education
   2. Economic Empowerment
   3. Criminal Justice
   4. Civic Engagement
   5. International Affairs
   6. Research
   7. Training
7. PRESS ROOM:
   1. Press Releases
   2. The Crisis Magazine
8. Events:
   1. NAACP 100th Annual Convention
   2. NAACP Leadership 500 Summit
   3. Image Awards