PHILADELPHIA, PA—Saturday, November 16, 2024, the Phila. Branch NAACP held elections for Officers and Executive Committee. This was a long-awaited election due to some challenges within the chapter. The election process was administered by the National NAACP office, and it was all done either online or via text to current members’ cell phones. The national office chose to use a system called Election Buddy to ensure a clean and smooth election process.
Catherine Hicks and her slate of NAACP members ran for office on Saturday, November 16, 2024, and Hicks did have an opponent who also came to the table with his own slate of candidates. Emmanuel Bussie ran for President. However, once the vote count was completed, Catherine Hicks came out on top and was re-elected as the Philadelphia Branch President, along with her entire slate.
Catherine Hicks stated, “I am honored and humbled to again be elected to serve as President of the Philadelphia Branch NAACP. I look forward to serving my term, along with our newly elected Officers and Executive Committee Members, with dignity, transparency, and integrity. The Philadelphia Branch will be rolling out new initiatives that will allow for greater participation from our members. Advocacy and Civic Engagement will be at the forefront, and we will be the voice for the underserved and underrepresented.”
Philadelphia Branch accomplishments over the past two years include Increased membership and membership participation, increased attendance at our meetings and events, reopening the branch office with member volunteers to staff the office
Partnering with chairman Omar Sabir, Philadelphia City Commissioner, and the Octavius V. Catto Task Force with the Philly Rises Civic Engagement program for students at area high schools on the importance of voting, established a voter protection command center that operates out of the branch office on every election, created a school advocate committee dealing with issues from parents and students
Advocated with the Coalition to Defend Democracy against ACT-40 Bill and the impact it has on the constitutional rights of voters
Lead public protests against honoring Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Union League of Philadelphia for his support of removing Black History in our schools and the banning of books in Florida.
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