{"id":529,"date":"2022-03-24T07:37:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T07:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizbergthemes.com\/clean-charity-lite\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:16:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alcoablountnaacp.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"529\" class=\"elementor elementor-529\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9b7a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd9b7a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dafce88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dafce88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec009c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fec009c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69409e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c69409e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb8c8e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cb8c8e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40399c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40399c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ab16cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"49ab16cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea8d1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea8d1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was on February 18, 2017 that the Board of Directors of the national NAACP approved the Alcoa-Blount NAACP recharter after meeting the requirement gaining 100 members.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We began with the membership of St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church and moved out into the community.\u00a0 Many of our present members have been with us since the very beginning. We did it and we have been active since then. I simply want to say thank you to our faithful members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910ec60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"910ec60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b9ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b9ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Since that time we have put into practice Micah 6:8 \u201c<strong><em>He has shown you, O man, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdc65f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"3cdc65f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1231d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e1231d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Over the years, we have done\u00a0<strong>justly \u2013 which is justice<\/strong>.\u00a0 We have upheld what is just \u2013fighting to see that everybody has an equal opportunity to achieve equal results.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We have stood in good company with the civil rights movement, and so many other social justice movements.\u00a0 In all of these movements, voices have been heard \u201cit is the inalienable right of everyone to life, liberty and a pursuit of happiness.\u201d\u00a0 To cry out these rights are endowed on every human being his his\/her creator.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, we have demonstrated\u00a0<strong>\u201cmercy\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0which is also translated charity and kindness acknowledging our kindship to one another.\u00a0 We have sought to be in tune with the reality that as human beings, we have a common bond and we are indeed our brothers and sisters\u2019 keepers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the years we have demonstrated what it means to \u201cwalking humbly with [our] God.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We are an organization who believes in liberty and justice for all. An organization to give voice to the voiceless.\u00a0 An organization that believes in and seek the good of all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d269ad8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d269ad8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca43ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca43ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALCOA BLOUNT COUNTY NAACP CURRENT OFFICERS (2024-2026)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce06755 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce06755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edea51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5edea51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rev. Dr. Willa Estell \u2013 President<\/p>\n<p>Robert McClelland \u2013 Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Coffin \u2013 Treasurer<\/p>\n<p>Myron Porter \u2013 Member at Large<\/p>\n<p>Martha Vargas \u2013 Member at Large<\/p>\n<p>Stanley Young \u2013 Member at Large<\/p>\n<p>Inger Scudder \u2013 Member at Large<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985f31b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"985f31b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e06070 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e06070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button 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