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 On Saturday, April 13, the Boston NAACP held its Quarterly Leadership Training at the offices of the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) in downtown Boston. The six hour training began in 2011 when a relatively young leadership team took office. “At that time, we knew we needed to educate the next generation of NAACP leaders on our history and bylaws, the issues impacting our community and what’s expected of them,” said Michael Curry, Boston Branch President.
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 In April, the Boston NAACP relaunched the highly successful NAACP campaign, This Is My Vote. Last year, the local and national, non-partisan NAACP campaign was directly responsible for hundreds of thousands of people of color that showed up at the polls in November. The Boston NAACP distributed over 15,000 door hangers, hosted a Tele-Town Hall Meeting with over 3,000 residents, and registered over 750 voters.
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 In 2012, the Boston NAACP launched its inaugural Summer Job Pipeline to Leadership Program. Students received a stipend for working for the Boston NAACP over seven weeks, focused primarily on civic engagement, youth violence and economic development. 16 youth, ranging in age from 14 to 20, were challenged to develop leadership skills and to experience the host of issues addressed by the nation’s oldest civil rights organization.
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 One of the Boston NAACP’s most active committees is the Committee on Youth Works, led by Emmanuelle Renelique, a graduate of George Washington University. She leads a committee of over 15 highly active members in their 20’s who meet at least twice each month to organize youth initiatives and programs. “We are extremely excited by the energy and activities of the Youth Works committee in Boston,” said Marvin Bing, National NAACP Regional Director. “Their work in reaching out to local high schools, holding an annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and convening young adults is a model for other units in Region II.” Marvin has also charged the committee with rebuilding the presence of the Youth and College Division in Greater Boston.
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Friday, May 24, 2013