While our stance has always been that Black History is American History, to be studied and understood all year round, throughout a student’s education as well as in our adult lives, we also honor the opportunity that Black History Month gives us to highlight the importance of this learning. As one way of marking Black History … Continue reading Black History Month Contest 2023
September 4, 2022 • 12–5pm | Castleton VT Following the success of our Juneteenth clinics, we are excited to be offering another in our series of BIPOC youth hair clinics. We will be offering both braiding and barber appointments again, with space for more than 30 kids over the course of the day. This clinic … Continue reading Back-to-School Youth Hair Clinic
Attention Vermont NAACP Members! We need your help! On July 30, 2022, both Vermont NAACP Branches will host a candidate forum for the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash We are asking our members to contribute to the questions that will be asked during the forum. … Continue reading Congressional Forum Questions
We are organizing transportation to Burlington for The Black Experience 2022 (BX22), a free holistic celebration of Vermont’s Black lived experience (cultural, communal, educational), and a welcomed new addition to Burlington’s Juneteenth celebration. We're proud to be sponsors of this event! We are planning buses from our service area in Addison, Rutland, and Bennington counties … Continue reading Trip to the Black Experience
image by Eye for Ebony on Unsplash For several months, we have been organizing clinics throughout our service area (Bennington, Rutland, and Addison counties) to give BIPOC kids access to culturally appropriate hair care. In a predominately white state, this is not something that is easy to find, and it is important to help the … Continue reading Support BIPOC Hair Clinics
Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP 