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September is National Voter Registration Month!

The local/state election for 2021 is right around the corner. Vote! Our lives depend on it!

RTE 22 Rock & Blues Festival

A few weeks ago at the RTE 22 Rock & Blues Festival, hosted by ActiveAltoona.com, The Pennsoulvanians reminded us that the Keystone State does indeed have SERIOUS soul. But, don’t worry if you didn’t experience Chet Denny and the gang. They will be the entertainment for the Blair Co NAACP’s First Annual Freedom Fighter GalaContinue reading “RTE 22 Rock & Blues Festival”

Celebrating the life and legacy of Blair County NAACP past-President, Don Witherspoon

This past December, the Blair Co. NAACP Chapter #2252 bid farewell to its president of the past 3 decades. Blair Co. NAACP past-President Don “Spoon” Witherspoon passed away on December 27th, 2020, at the age of 77, from complications related to COVID-19. Don was a father-figure to the community, a mentor to the troubled, andContinue reading “Celebrating the life and legacy of Blair County NAACP past-President, Don Witherspoon”

A Year Later…

“Since the death of George Floyd, many African Americans have continued to be killed by the hands of police. We are Done Dying!” NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, May 25, 2021