Upper Cumberland NAACP

Upper Cumberland NAACP We are Chapter 56AA-B, based in Cookeville and open to members from other counties in our Upper Cumberland area.

Focus is:
Civic Engagement
Education and Scholarship
Legal Redress
Food Bank Support Civic Engagement – including voter education, information distributed on how to register, where and when to vote and provide advocacy for ensuring equal access to polls. Education – working with local school systems to educate and provide resources to assist with racial justice and racial equity

Legal Redress – p

rovide information to constituents related to resources for citizens equality

Scholarship fund – provide educational resources for young people to further their education

Food Bank support – support local food banks and African American Churches as they assist those in need

We welcome members from all 14 counties of the Upper Cumberland (Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White) and environs.

06/12/2026
06/08/2026

has always been both a declaration and a demand.

A declaration that LGBTQIA+ lives are worthy of joy, dignity, and respect. A demand that the systems around us rise to meet that truth.

This month, we celebrate the resilience of a community that has never stopped pushing for a more just world, and we recommit to that push alongside you.

Equity isn't a destination for some. It's a future we must build together, for everyone.

These powerful words are found at the FDR monument in Washington DC and are applicable to today.
06/07/2026

These powerful words are found at the FDR monument in Washington DC and are applicable to today.

The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP invites non-profit organizations who support the NAACP and Juneteenth to set up a bo...
05/20/2026

The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP invites non-profit organizations who support the NAACP and Juneteenth to set up a booth at our Juneteenth Celebration in the Park. See the graphic below, registration link, and attached non-food vendor/non-profit exhibitors form and City of Cookeville Vending Permit, which must be completed and emailed back to the Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP. Registration fees may be waived for nonprofits. Please register by May 31, 2026 Thank you.
Email [email protected] for PDF copies of the forms.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddvageFvKwVkoZJrQIKVkIZOp08j8E1Q0uuB1TOPaaRU8ucg/viewform?usp=header

Address

370 S Lowe Avenue, Suite A-227 (mail Only)
Cookeville, TN
38501

Telephone

+19314000909

Website

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