Rockbridge NAACP

The Rockbridge NAACP’s Irma Thompson Initiative offers awards of $1,000 to $3,000 to eligible educators of color newly hired by the school systems of Rockbridge, Lexington, or Buena Vista, Virginia. These are the teaching positions currently advertised by our local school systems:

The Generals football program will be sponsoring a virtual 5K to benefit the NAACP Youth Opportunity Fund. 

A group of students and faculty at Washington & Lee law school are organizing a peaceful assembly tomorrow in downtown Lexington in support of BLM.  All are invited to attend. Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Everyone is encouraged to bring signs. Reminder, for the safety of all, wear a mask.

May 7, 2020 Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2020) – The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at large. From COVID-19 to running while Black in America, the abuse faced

Membership is the life-blood of the NAACP, and we depend on our members’ generosity to ensure the NAACP’s independence. We rely on you to keep the flames of freedom burning bright. To register online for our local Rockbridge NAACP chapter, use the online membership form here. To register for our

In light of the current COVID-19 crisis, we are focusing our efforts on GIVING BACK to the community.

Whether you need assistance in these trying times, or you are looking for ways to help, your friends and neighbors in the Rockbridge area would like to hear from you! A new local community aid clearinghouse seeks to match people in our community who are experiencing hardships from COVID-19-related issues