The Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP would like to thank our Charlottesville, and surrounding communities, for your show of support at our Friday, September 27th banquet. This was a very special night for our community. The J.P. Burley/UVA “HIDDEN NURSES” were honored – 17 of the nurses were in attendance. The tribute to the nurses was presented by Mrs. Marcha Payne Howard, the daughter of one of the hidden nurses – Mrs. Catherine Payne,, and was followed by a thank you song “Choice of Color”, sung by Ms. Tonia Ray.

We thank the University of Virginia School of Nursing for playing a major role in bring this project to a reality.

Another highlight of the evening was the presentation by our keynote speaker, Dr. Marcus Martin.

For those in attendance – we sincerely thank you!

JOIN US, BECAUSE – OUR WORK CONTINUES!

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Our Branch meeting will take place on Monday, August 12 and will be held in room 241 of the Albemarle County Office Building, located at 401 McIntire Road. The meeting will begin at 7 pm.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL YOUTH IN ALBEMARLE, CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES! JOIN US

The May Branch meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 13 at 7 pm and will be held in the Media Center of Jackson P. Burley – 901 Rose Hill Drive. Ms. Zyahna Bryant – Chair of the Black Student Union at Charlottesville High School, and the 2019 recipient of the Katie Couric Scholarship will be our speaker. Please join us!.