Celebrating the Life of NAACP 2nd Vice President Jacquie Jones-Walsh
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our Seattle King County NAACP 2nd Vice President, Jacquie Jones-Walsh, on Monday April 15th morning. Jacquie has done incomparable work with the NAACP, this is an overwhelming loss.
We are sending thoughts and prayers to Jacquie's family at this time, and will plan to make an official post in the coming days to include how we can best pay our respects to her life and legacy.
We are sending thoughts and prayers to Jacquie's family at this time, and will plan to make an official post in the coming days to include how we can best pay our respects to her life and legacy.
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Featured News:April 4, 2019
NAACP Realigns Priorities To Meet The Needs Of The Community The Seattle Medium The organization said that it is prioritizing critical policy, advocacy and social justice work needed to ensure the rights of all people. https://seattlemedium.com/naacp-realigns-priorities-meet-needs-community/ April 2, 2019
‘We are deeply troubled’: Issaquah School District responds to racist social media post Fox Q13 The Seattle-King County NAACP and Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin have each weighed in on the issue. "The message was insensitive and extremely hurtful, and has the Seattle King County NAACP highly concerned with the potential gap in diversity trainings in school districts around our state," Seattle King County NAACP President Sadiqa Sakin said. https://q13fox.com/2019/04/02/we-are-deeply-troubled-issaquah-school-district-responds-to-racist-post-spreading-on-social-media/ March 8, 2019
NAACP Issues Statement on Housing Bill Seattle Medium The Seattle King County NAACP released the following statement on HB 1453: On behalf of the Seattle King County Chapter of the NAACP, I want to congratulate the Washington State House of Representatives for passing HB 1453, which provides needed protections for community members who are faced with eviction during the current housing crisis. I would like to especially thank Representative Nicole Macri, the sponsor of HB 1453, for her leadership on this critical legislation. Rental protections are an important issue to the NAACP and the black community as we are well aware that we are evicted at a much higher rate due to issues that this bill will address. Important issues like this can bring difficult conversations and decisions, which is why it is vitally important that we assume good faith and conduct debates on legislation in a manner that fosters continued dialogue and deeper understanding. We will be working in a bipartisan way to help our elected officials in Olympia to better understand the issues that disproportionately impact people of color, who are often the most vulnerable in our communities. February 27, 2019
NAACP President: “We Will Continue To Be Your Servants On The Battlefield Seattle Medium The Seattle King County NAACP formally introduced their new president, Sadiqa Sakin, and new board to the community last Friday at their first public event under their new administration, which took office in January. The event, which drew a large and diverse crowd – including King County Executive Dow Constantine, State Rep. Debra Entenman, and Federal Way City Councilmember Jessie Johnson — featured NAACP National President Derrick Johnson, and Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice Chair of the NAACP National Board. Boykin-Towns in her address to the audience talked about how impressed she was with the way this new administration has hit the ground running and what they’ve been able to accomplish in a short period of time. “There are many [Branch] presidents around this county who do not get the [NAACP national board] vice chair and the [national] president [to attend a local NAACP event], and for this young woman to have us here and she has not been in office three months – she’s a boss,” says Boykin-Towns. https://seattlemedium.com/naacp-president-will-continue-servants-battlefield/ January 23, 2019
NAACP Calling On Attorney General’s Office To Oversee Investigation In The Shooting Death Of Iosia Faletogo By Seattle Police Seattle Medium "The Seattle King County Chapter of the NAACP is requesting that the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) conduct a criminal investigation of the police involved shooting death of Iosia Faletogo instead of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. According to the NAACP, they are looking for an independent prosecutor and independent police agency to handle the investigation in order to create dual level independence in an effort to have 'a fair, transparent and thorough criminal investigation' of the incident. 'The Attorney General’s Office is the appropriate prosecuting agency for police involved shootings,' said the NAACP in a statement. 'The voters of Washington State have spoken with the passage of I-940 by demanding a new process to provide independent investigations in police involved shootings. The AGO does not have a symbiotic relationship with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the AGO has the capacity to conduct a thorough investigation.'" https://seattlemedium.com/naacp-calling-attorney-generals-office-oversee-investigation-shooting-death-iosia-faletogo-seattle-police/ |
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