“America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive, diversity and openess, and endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together.”
During the civil rights movement, the NAACP Youth Councils were actively involved in demonstrations, protests, sit-ins, and seminars to promote the concept of equality and fair society across the United States. In the 1950s, the councils pushed for integrated schools and better education for black students. As a valuable part of the Randallstown Branch, our Youth Council provides training and leadership development for young adults under the age of 25.*
We want to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race by developing a new generation of civil rights and community leaders. For more details about joining the Youth Council or to provide support, please visit their website at https://www.naacpyouth78agb.org/.
* Any person under age twenty-five (25) who is in accordance with the principles and policies of the Association, may become a member of a Youth Council, with the consent of the Board of Directors, by accepting the terms of the Constitution of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and by paying annually the requisite fee. By his/her 25th birthday, the Youth Council member must transfer his/her membership to the [Adult] Branch or College Chapter if currently enrolled as a student at said college or university. Members of the Association in good standing, where Youth Councils are being formed, or who establish residence in a community where a Youth Council is in existence may affiliate with the local Youth Council and be entitled to vote upon presenting satisfactory evidence of their membership. They shall not be assessed annual membership fees by the Youth Council until the expiration of the annual membership for which they have paid. Members of a Youth Council shall affiliate and vote with only one Unit at a time.