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Young Adults Committee

The NAACP DC Branch Young Adults Committee implements programs and initiatives to educate, stimulate and mobilize young adult professionals in the fight for social justice in Washington, DC. We work to advance the economic, educational, social, and political status of African American and other people of color through informing young adults of the problems affecting African Americans and other people of color. We host educational forums and social events to actively recruit young adult NAACP members and to develop intelligent, militant young adult leadership in the Washington, DC.

Social Networking:

To Join the NAACP Young Adults:

Black Organization Collaborative (BOC)

In May 2007, the NAACP DC Young Adults initiated the Black Organization Collaborative (BOC), which is a collaboration between several community organizations in Washington, DC that strategize to collectively implement political, educational, economic, and health initiatives affecting the Washington, DC African American community. The NAACP BOC meets annually to determine collaborative initiatives.

To Join the BOC: black_organization_collaborative@yahoogroups.com

Previous BOC events include:

• Voter Registration Campaign (NAACP)
• Anti-Gun Violence Initiative
  {ROOT Guns Aside Campaign, CAN-DO Bill}

Organizations that participate in the Black Organization Collaborative (BOC) include:

• NAACP, DC Branch
• 100 Black Men, Greater Washington, DC Chapter
• Alpha Phi Alpha, Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter
• Black Women's Health Imperative
• CITE, Washington, DC Metro Chapter
• Delta Sigma Theta, Federal City Alumnae Chapter
• Delta Sigma Theta, Washington, DC Alumnae Chapter
• National Black MBA Association, DC Chapter
• National Council of Negro Women, Greater Washington Millennium Section
• National Society of Black Engineers, DC Metro Alumni Extension
• Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Omega Chapter
• Pan Hellenic Council, DC Chapter
• Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc., Phi Sigma Chapter
• Urban League Young Professionals, Thursday Network
• US Africa Sister Cities
• Concerned Black Men, National Office
• Kappa Alpha Psi, Washington, DC Alumni Chapter
• ROOT, Inc.
• Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Order of the Eastern Star
• Association for the Study of African‐American Life and History (ASALH)
• National Congress of Black Women, Inc.
• National Association of Black Men United
• Delta Sigma Theta, Federal City Alumnae Chapter
• Alpha Kappa Alpha, Rho Mu Omega Chapter

Contact:
Akosua Tyus
Young Adults Chair
(202) 498-5853
akosua.tyus@gmail.com