Critical Race Theory

Critical Race Theory

Jun 16, 2021 | Education

My name is Dr. Ursula Scott. I am an experienced, female African/Native-American, award-winning educator. While an HBCU undergraduate in Dr. Cheeseborough’s Transformational Generative Grammar class, I was implored to have a philosophy of education. In 1989 I came to...
A Juneteenth Reflection

A Juneteenth Reflection

Jun 16, 2021 | Religious Affairs, Uncategorized

Recently, I heard someone justify the current imbalanced race relations by correlating it to the letter of Paul to the Philemon, a Christian religious leader operating during the period of the Roman Empire and the church in his house. I found it so interesting that...
Community Unity Worship Service

Community Unity Worship Service

Jun 16, 2021 | Events, Religious Affairs

The West Volusia Branch of the NAACP will celebrate Juneteenth, a commemoration of African American freedom, with a Virtual Worship Service on Friday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. The Reverend Dr. Rufus Wood, the Florida State NAACP Religious Affairs Chair will expound the...
Scholarship Recipients Announced

Scholarship Recipients Announced

May 26, 2021 | Education, Youth

The Education Committee of the NAACP West Volusia Branch is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 David Staples NAACP Scholarship. Two students were selected this year, Asia-Marie Olude, from Pine Ridge High School, and Jayland Patrick, from DeLand High School. We...
The Church is Born

The Church is Born

May 20, 2021 | Religious Affairs

We are blessed to have the opportunity this year to celebrate Emancipation Day on Thursday, May 20, 2021, here in Florida. It is a great time for us to recognize that all enslaved persons shall be forever free! Also, we celebrate Pentecost Sunday on May 23,...