The Albany State University NAACP College Chapter and the Albany-Dougherty County NAACP Youth Council have joined forces to host the 76th Annual Georgia NAACP State Convention & Civil Rights Conference on the west campus of Albany State University. The convention is scheduled for October 11-13, 2018. The theme for this year’s convention is “DEFEAT HATE. VOTE”!

NAACP Members of Georgia’s oldest, largest, and most widely recognized grasstops-based civil rights will be on hand to touch upon the NAACP six-point agenda, labeled the “Game Changers of the 21st Century”, which are education, criminal justice, political representation, economic sustainability, health and youth leadership development. This gathering will have a specific focus on turning out the VOTE for the November 2018 Elections!

“This year, more than it has in a generation; we must use the power of our voices and our votes and exercise our sacred right to vote,” said Jamar A. Boyd, II, State Youth President, Georgia NAACP Youth & College Division.

"Voting and becoming knowledgeable about this year’s upcoming election is imperative and we at ASU are pleased to host this important convening,” said Jasmine Browner, President, Albany State University NAACP College Chapter. “This is super important to me because I want my peers to know that their voices matter and that their vote counts now more than ever."

In the era of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, where police brutality, criminal justice, and voting rights issues are at the forefront of national conversations, the Georgia NAACP Youth and College Division intends to bring the intersection of arts and activism to inspire civic action for a new generation,” said Loretta Brown, State Advisor, Georgia NAACP Youth & College Division.

"I'm glad to be a part of a historic organization like the NAACP. While we are experiencing trying times in America I'm glad that I can use my youthful voice to be an influence to raise awareness within my community to inflict change and get my peers to Show Out and Vote", said Qustina Rapley, President, Albany-Dougherty County NAACP Youth Council.

Additionally, the Georgia NAACP Youth & College Division will continue to work to register individuals to vote, to increase voter participation amongst millennials through voter registration and voter mobilization efforts as a final push before the October 9th Georgia Voter Registration Deadline.