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My parents made me a life member of NAACP when I was 5 years old. The very first year they offered the Golden Heritage memberships, my parents bought Golden Heritage memberships for our entire family. In high school, I was president of our NAACP youth council, and at Howard, I was president of the NAACP chapter for 2 years.
Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I'll say this....every last one of "us" should be paid NAACP members - active or not. You may or may not agree with the current direction of the organization. However, the NAACP is able to make an impact based on the size of it's membership. Because the org. has always had a substantial membership, it is able to have a "voice".
Some chapters of NAACP are very active...others are not. In college, my chapter was very active. We worked. We led voter registration drives, held "issues" forums, etc. The point is, though, whether local chapter is or isn't active, please make sure your name is on the membership roster. Because we can only have a "voice" if we stay strong. If you don't think that your local chapter is taking the right approach to handling issues, get involved and make a difference.
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