2021 Chapel Hill - Carrboro NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Program Book Print - Flipbook - Page 29
2021 Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP
Youth Council Committee:
The NAACP believes strongly that future leaders
must be developed today, and such development is
ongoing in the Youth & College Division, created
in 1936. Today there are more than 25,000 young
people, under the age of 25, representing 550 Junior
Youth Councils, Youth Councils, High School Chapters
and College Chapters actively involved in the fight
for civil rights. The NAACP has one of the largest
organized groups of young people of any secular
organization in the country.
Mission
The mission of the NAACP Youth & College Division
shall be to inform youth of the problems affecting
African Americans and other racial and ethnic
minorities; to advance the economic, education,
social and political status of African Americans
and other racial and ethnic minorities and their
harmonious cooperation with other peoples; to
stimulate an appreciation of the African Diaspora
and other people of color’s contribution to
civilization; and to develop an intelligent,
effective youth leadership.
For over 80 years, the NAACP Youth and College
Division has been one of the largest organized groups
of young people in any secular organization in the
country. This Division has grown to have more than
25,000 young people under the age of 25 actively
involved in the fight for civil rights. The NAACP has
over 550 Junior Youth Councils.
Chapel Hill–Carrboro Youth
Council Officers:
Kendall Lytle, President
Myles Jackson, 1st. Vice President
Niah Fearrington, 2nd. Vice President
Sachi Middough, Secretary
Joyah Horton, Assistant Secretary
Nevaeh Hodge, Treasurer
Elizabeth Carter, Youth Advisor
Lorie L. Clark, Youth Advisor
NAACP Youth Council Executive Meetings First
Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m.
NAACP Youth Council General Meetings First
Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
Vision Statement
The vision of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People Youth and
College Division is to ensure a society in which
all individuals have equal rights without
discrimination based on race by developing a
New Generation of Civil Rights and Community
Leaders.
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