We held our first annual high school essay contest for Black History month in February, and received many insightful and creative responses. Winners received Visa gift card prizes, certificates, and bragging rights. The three winning essays are below. First place, Narges Anzali, Middlebury Union High School Narges Anzali, 1st Place WInner “You don’t love America.” … Continue reading 2021 BHM Essay Contest Winners
The Emergency Rental Assistance program from the Vermont State Housing Authority makes available funds to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not less than 90 percent of awarded funds must be used for direct financial assistance, including rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities … Continue reading Help with Rent
Note: The NAACP is a nonpartisan organization. We do not endorse any of these candidates. We are taking the opportunity to highlight and uplift all the candidates of color in our region and invite you to learn more about them and their positions. Thomas Franco As a young professional and educator, I am running for … Continue reading 2021 BIPOC Candidate Spotlight
Prompt:Write a 150-500 word speech to other young people expressing your comittment to anti-racism and encouraging peers to be anti-racist. Guidelines:Send an email with your first and last name, age, the name of your school, your email address, and phone number to education@naacprutland.org. Send the essay as an attachment. DO NOT put your name on … Continue reading Black History Month Essay Competition
Black History Month ResourcesDownload Each Black History Month, the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP receives complaints, complete with verifiable documentation and evidence, that demonstrate curricular violence against Black, Brown, Indigenous and other people of color (BBIPOC) who are students in Vermont schools. The Vermont educational system has caused and is causing harm to BBIPOC … Continue reading Black History Month Educational Resources
Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP 