The NAACP Santa Monica Venice Branch hosted a celebration of the 100th Year Anniversary of the NAACP, honoring the civil rights legacy in our community and nation, at the Calvary Baptist Church on Thursday, February 12. The event ended with the civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome.”
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