Are white people welcome in local NAACP groups?

[Anonymous]

Just curious if I should actually join as a member or continue to just donate & support efforts in other ways.

[Anonymous]

We made a donation to our local chapter and got a call from one of the leaders to thank us and invited us to attend their meetings, so I think you would be welcome.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you are. I'm a white person and member of our local branch and active on a subcommittee.

[Anonymous]

Just be honest about why you want to be there and don’t try to take a leadership role claiming to be something you’re not.

[Anonymous]

Yes they are! If you're interested in helping, please do so! And NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It's easier to keep the acronym straight when you know what it stands for.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is an organization founded by whites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just be honest about why you want to be there and don’t try to take a leadership role claiming to be something you’re not.

This

[Anonymous]

You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

Really not appropriate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

Really not appropriate.

Who are you to determine that? If they are voted on by membership as leaders, what's the problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

Really not appropriate.

Who are you to determine that? If they are voted on by membership as leaders, what's the problem?

This one flew over you PP. it’s a Dolezal ref.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

This is off topic. I’m asking about the culture in local groups. Go start a new thread if you want to stir the pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

Really not appropriate.

Who are you to determine that? If they are voted on by membership as leaders, what's the problem?

This one flew over you PP. it’s a Dolezal ref.

No it’s fking not. You’re so damn ignorant.

First of all, the NAACP was founded in part by white progressives.

“The NAACP’s founding members included white progressives Mary White Ovington, Henry Moskowitz, William English Walling and Oswald Garrison Villard, along with such African Americans as W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Wells-Barnett, Archibald Grimke and Mary Church Terrell.”

Here’s an article about other white leaders in the NAACP: https://www.newspressnow.com/opinion/columns/street_smarts/history-reveals-white-presidents-of-naacp-chapters/article_085b9f41-a010-554d-9bbc-f52d0cfd75bc.html

Educate yourself for God’s sake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You realize there have been white people in leadership roles, right?

This is off topic. I’m asking about the culture in local groups. Go start a new thread if you want to stir the pot.

I’m actually trying to educate you bozos about the history of white people not only co-founding, but helping lead the NAACP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes they are! If you're interested in helping, please do so! And NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It's easier to keep the acronym straight when you know what it stands for.

Thank you. I will think through the full name next time instead of rushing through the acronym letters in my head.