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PRESIDENT GRIGGS SERVED AS THE GEORGIA NAACP STATE PRESIDENT FROM 2022 - 2025
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GEORGIA NAACP JOINED THE CARROLL COUNTY NAACP FOR ITS 44th FREEDOM FUND GALA
The State Conference was honored to be in attendance at the #CarrollCountyNAACP Freedom Fund. #Movingforward#NAACP#blackandthriving....
Feb 26, 20231 min read


Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs partners with Atlanta Hawks for Georgia NAACP Night.
In Partnership with The Atlanta Hawks, the Georgia NAACP celebrated Black History Month with an "NAACP Night" at The Atlanta Hawks v. the...
Feb 16, 20231 min read


Georgia NAACP President pushes for Police Accountability legislation during Black Church Tour
After the killing of #Tyrenichols, the #GeorgiaNAACP launched a push to pass police accountability legislation in Georgia and Nationally....
Feb 12, 20231 min read


GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT CELEBRATES NAACP 114TH FOUNDER'S DAY
I rise to celebrate the 114th Anniversary of the founding of The NAACP. For 114 years, The NAACP has fought against racial intolerance,...
Feb 12, 20231 min read


PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA NAACP MEETS WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DISCUSS AGENDA FOR GEORGIA
During the Presidential Trip to Atlanta in January, President Gerald Griggs received an opportunity to speak with President Biden about...
Feb 8, 20231 min read


PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS CALLS FOR CHANGE IN POLICING AFTER TYRE NICHOLS BEATING VIDEO
The now-viral video of the Police beating Tyre Nichols's impact stretches across the nation. In Georgia, Police involved incidents happen...
Jan 29, 20231 min read


NAACP President Gerald Griggs gives keynote speech at Stone Mountain street renaming to MLK Dr.
For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the City of Stone Mountain conducted a Freedom March & Honorary Street Renaming Celebration. The street...
Jan 19, 20231 min read


GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS JOINS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR IN LE'DEN BOYKINS CASE
Le'Den Boykins was a passenger in a car driven by a neighbor who was being chased by Georgia State Patrol Troopers in Sept. 2021....
Jan 11, 20231 min read


GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT INSTALLS NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD OF CARROLL COUNTY NAACP
History was made in Carrollton, Ga. as the first Female President of the Carroll County NAACP was Installed by Georgia NAACP President...
Jan 8, 20231 min read


Georgia State President Gerald Griggs presides over Jubilee Day 2023 with Atlanta NAACP.
President Gerald Griggs joined the Atlanta NAACP with a celebration of justice & liberation with the Atlanta NAACP. Bishop Reginald...
Jan 3, 20231 min read


GEORGIA NAACP President releases his statement on the vision of 2023.
"As we move into 2023, we at the Georgia State Conference will be pushing for justice, liberation, diversity, and freedom as we did in...
Jan 1, 20231 min read


Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs recaps 2022 and outlines his plans for 2023.
After a banner year for the Georgia NAACP, President Gerald Griggs outlines the plan for 2023. President Griggs says that the Georgia...
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Atlanta Police Officer Indicted for the shooting of Jimmy Atchison
A Former Atlanta Police officer indicted for the shooting and killing of #JimmyAtchison and the family demands full justice and...
Dec 19, 20221 min read


GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS JOINS THE HENRY COUNTY NAACP FOR ITS 16TH ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND
During an evening of Black excellence, the Henry County NAACP celebrated its 16th Annual Freedom Fund Gala at the Merle Manders Event...
Dec 18, 20221 min read


ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF JIMMY ATCHISON
A Fulton County grand jury has indicted a former Atlanta police officer Sung Kim on numerous after the officer shot and killed a man in...
Dec 17, 20221 min read


President Gerald Griggs congratulations the Georgia State NAACP for its Voter Mobilization Work
With record engagement and turnout in the Midterm election in Georgia, President Gerald Griggs applauds the work of the Units of the...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS PARTNERS WITH PEOPLES UPRISING TO PRESENT #VOTELANTA CONCERT
(ATLANTA, GA) - In partnership with the Peoples Uprising, MTV, Black Voters Matter, the Atlanta NAACP, REP Georgia, ACLU, and dozens of...
Oct 29, 20221 min read


GEORGIA NAACP PRESIDENT GERALD GRIGGS CALLS FOR MORE HEALTHCARE FUNDING AFTER HOSPITAL CLOSURES.
Over the last six months, Wellstar, Georgia’s largest non-profit hospital system has made a number of decisions inconsistent with its...
Oct 25, 20222 min read


Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs joins Barbershop Talk Voter Engagement Series.
As the 2022 Election precedes, and the Georgia NAACP in partnership with the Atlanta NAACP launched the barbershop black male engagement...
Oct 15, 20221 min read


GEORGIA BLACK FAMILIES DEMAND ACTION ON POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING CASES.
ATLANTA - The family of a 21-yr-old man killed by a former Atlanta Police Department officer is still pleading for justice three years...
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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