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Welcome to

NAACP
Orange County

About Us

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's first and largest grassroots–based civil rights organization. Our mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color. Notably this good work has been done in Orange County for over 60 years where we are proud to serve.

Leadership

Leadership

Leadership

Leadership

Wellington Bennett

President

David Drakeford

Vice President

Deirdre Harris

Treasurer

Gigi Jackson

Secretary

Joyce Mayes

Assistant Secretary

Wellington Bennett

President

David Drakeford

Vice President

Deirdre Harris

Treasurer

Gigi Jackson

Secretary

Joyce Mayes

Assistant Secretary

OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Deirdre
Harris

President

Chantal
Lamourelle

Vice President

Gigi
Jackson

Secretary

Cynthia
Cavalier-Gonzalez

Treasurer

Victoria
Morris

Membership Chair

Cynthia
Cavalier-Gonzalez

Membership Co-Chair

Justice
Crudup

Youth Council Chair

Christopher
Meza

Criminal Justice Chair

Britt
Hall

Criminal Justice Co-Chair

jordan
clark

Community Coordinator Chair

Natalie J.
Graham

Economic Development Chair

OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Deirdre
Harris

President

Chantal
Lamourelle

Vice President

Gigi
Jackson

Secretary

Cynthia
Cavalier-Gonzalez

Treasurer

Victoria
Morris

Membership Chair

Justice
Crudup

Youth Council Chair

Christopher
Meza

Criminal Justice Chair

Britt
Hall

Criminal Justice Co-Chair

Jordan
Clark

Community Coordinator Chair

Natalie J.
Graham

Economic Development Chair

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NAACP Orange county updates

News

The latest news and events from the chapter.

In the Community

NAACP Defends Black Students in Lawrence County, MS Schools

Last week, Shanon Terry, Lawrence County school board chair and chair of the county's Republican Party, posted a picture of a GOP elephant on Facebook with Ku Klux Klan hoods portrayed through the legs.
In the Community
8/15/2023
Voting

Georgia’s Suppressive Voting Laws Will Not Silence Our Voices

I am a 50-year-old Black, Democratic-leaning voter who lives in Fulton County, Georgia. I am one of the voters whose voice the 98-page omnibus election law passed by Georgia Republicans and signed by Governor Brian Kemp is intended to suppress.
Voting
8/15/2023
In the Community

Ms. Pearl Set the Standard: Lifetime Memberships are Lifeblood of NAACP

At 110 years old, Pearl Bassett was the oldest living member of the NAACP. Ms. Pearl, as she was affectionately called, joined the NAACP in 1930 after witnessing a lynching in her hometown of Marion, Indiana.
In the Community
8/15/2023