TO THE EDITOR:
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP announces today it will hold its Women of Excellence Conference and 58th Annual Mother of the Year Coronation Program in Durham on May 4.
The events will be held at St. Joseph’s AME Church located at 2521 Fayetteville St. Each year, the conference opens with the Women of Excellence brunch symposium. This year’s symposium’s theme is “Voting Rights: What Women Must Do!” with noted guest panelists.
The conference will also commemorate the 58th Annual Mother of the Year Coronation Program, held to honor women from across the state for their service to the NAACP and for their contributions within their respective communities.
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is proud to announce the keynote speaker is attorney Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project of Washington, D.C.
Dianis is a prominent civil rights litigator and experienced racial justice advocate in the areas of voting, education, housing and immigrants’ rights. She has served as counsel in several significant voting rights cases including against the state of Florida in 2000.
The N.C. NAACP hopes the community can join us May 4 for the brunch symposium, which will begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and are available by calling the N.C. NAACP State Office at 919-682-4700 or toll free at 1-866-NC-NAACP. The 58th Annual Mother of the Year Coronation Program will begin at 1 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Rev. William Barber
President
N.C. NAACP
