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The Fight
for Freedom
Still Needs Freedom
Fighters
By
Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Sr.
7th President NAACP
Baltimore City Branch
Let me first take this opportunity to thank
those of you that are currently financial members of the NAACP
Baltimore City Branch. In
the event you are a member and your membership has expired –
please renew it immediately.
Of course, if you are not a member know that the NAACP
Baltimore City Branch is ‘Coming Alive in 2005.’
We need, want, and request your membership.
The cost for a regular adult membership is
ONLY $30.00 which includes the monthly Crisis magazine.
Please visit our web site to get additional information
regarding membership and our reinvigorated branch – www.naacpbaltimore.org.
Our great city is faced with a plethora of
problems and challenges. As
President of the 2nd oldest and one of the most
prestigious branches in the country, I, along with our
outstanding Executive Committee, am committed to ensuring a
society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is
no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
Our mission is to ensure the political, educational,
social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to
eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
The essential means by which we effectuate
our objectives is through our Standing and Special Committees.
Some of these committees are:
‘Communications, Press and Publicity; Community
Coordination; Education; Finance; Freedom Fund; Health, Legal
Redress; Membership and Life Membership; Political Action;
Religious Affairs; Youth Work; Armed Services and Veterans
Affairs, Economic Development; and Labor and Industry.
Our objectives are to ensure the political,
educational, social and economic equality of all citizens; to
achieve quality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the
citizens of the United States; to remove all barriers of racial
discrimination through democratic processes; to seek enactment
and enforcement of federal, state and local laws security civil
rights; to inform the public of the adverse effects of racial
discrimination and to seek its elimination; to educate persons
as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action
to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful
action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the
NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and our Constitution.
Our Monthly General Membership Meetings are
the 4th Monday of every month, with the exception of
December 2005 where we will meet on the 3rd Monday
due to Christmas and Kwanzaa.
Our meetings are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at 940 Madison
Avenue at Preston Street. There
is ample lighted parking and our meetings are OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
It’s been said “…if you don’t ask you
won’t receive.” Won’t
you please become both a physically and financially active
member of the Baltimore City Branch NAACP?
I have pledged to do everything within the powers and
intellect that God will give me to significantly improve our
branch. I need and
ask for your membership and assistance.
God Bless You! NAACP Baltimore
City Branch / 8 W. 26th Street / Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4501
410/366-3300 Office 410/366-3304 Fax / Unit7009@naacp.org
/ www.naacpbaltimore.org
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Hon.
Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Sr.
Election Specialist - National Labor
Relations Board, a U.S. Governmental Agency, for 33 years and
former E.E.O. Counselor. Founder
and Chairman of the Maryland Voting Rights Restoration
Coalition. International
Organizer for the Million Man March and National Voter
Registration & Education Chairman for the Million Family
March.
Former President of the Baltimore City
Election Board and 1st African American President of the
Maryland Association of Election Officials.
Since 1973 registered more voters in Maryland than
anyone.
Memberships include, but are not limited
to:
Interim
President of the Baltimore Chapter of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference;
Life Member and
Current International Legislative Liaison, Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc.;
Life Member and
Past Executive Committee Member - Baltimore Branch N.A.A.C.P.;
Member and Past
President - NLRB Union Local 5;
Memberships:
National Council of Negro Women Greater Baltimore Chapter;
Woman Power,
Inc.;
Board of
Directors for the New Democratic Club;
A. Phillip
Randolph Institute;
Families Against
Mandatory Minimums;
NCOBRA –
Baltimore Chapter;
Maryland Justice
Coalition;
Board of
Director of I Can’t We Can, Inc.;
Board of
Directors of National Lift Every Voice and Sing Foundation;
Coalition of
Black Trade Unionist;
A.A.R.P.;
Children 1st
Movement;
Baltimore Urban
League;
Co-Organizer,
Dawson Family Rally & Vigil;
MD Governor
Glendenning’s Special Committee on Voting Systems &
Election Procedures in Maryland;
Baltimore City
Council President Dixon’s Commission on Council
Representation;
American Red Cross Gold Card Champion for
Life Frequent Donor Program; etc.
Speaker at the National Press Club, WMAR 2
The Point, WJZ On Time, WBFF; WOLB, WEAA, 92Q WERQ, Heaven 600,
WBGR, WYPR, WWIN-FM and featured in BMORENEWS.COM, the Afro
American Newspaper; The Baltimore Times, and the Informer,
etc.
Executive Producer of “ROCing ‘D’
Vote” Radio Show (“…the nation’s only voter education
and empowerment radio show”) on WOLB 1010 AM – Friday’s 10
A.M. until 12:00 noon.
Recipient of over 200 awards and citations.
Member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church – Baltimore
City, Maryland. NAACP Baltimore
City Branch / 8 W. 26th Street / Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4501
410/366-3300 Office 410/366-3304 Fax / Unit7009@naacp.org
/ www.naacpbaltimore.org
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posted 24 July 2008 |
