Welcome to the official Website of Kankakee County Branch 3035 of the NAACP.
Freedom Fund Gala is October 26th!
The Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP has announced that Sonni Choi Williams, City Attorney of Lockport and President of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will be the Keynote Speaker at the Annual Gala. Click here to learn more.
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
Through organization, education and advocacy, we’re working to bring about a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.
Our branch meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Thursday of every month at 7PM in the KCCSI ground floor meeting room, 657 E. Court Street, Kankakee. Learn more.
Not in Kankakee County? Click here to find your local NAACP Chapter.
News and Coming Events
- Education Committee Meet & Greet – 5:30 PM on Tuesday, October 15th at Brickstone Brewery in Bournonnais – Click Here to RSVP
- Annual Freedom Fund Banquet – 5:30 PM Saturday, October 26, 2024 – Quality Inn & Suites, 800 North Kinzie Avenue, Bradley, Illinois – Click Here for Tickets
- Learn About Project 2025 – https://www.naacp.org/project2025
- Ten Shared Principles – Watch this video for an introduction.
- Read about the Crisis Response Team
- NAACP Legal Clinic – 5 PM Every 2nd Wednesday at 657 E. Court Street, Suite 205
- Learn About the “Call to establish the NAACP.” Click here!
- How to deal with “lights in the mirror.”
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