Breanna Grow
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Harper Joyner is 6 1/2 years old. Her mom, Tameka Thompson, is co-chair of Bloomington-Normal ACT-SO, an NAACP youth enrichment program for high school students.
Both joined a virtual Bloomington-Normal NAACP meeting Thursday night where Harper wanted to know: “What can little kids do to be a part of what’s going on?”
Starting in 2021, kids like Harper will have a new way to get involved in the fight for equality, when the Bloomington-Normal NAACP launches a youth council.
All children age 18 and younger will be able to join, said First Vice President Dr. Carla Campbell-Jackson.
“If there is a protest, Harper, how powerful would that be to have you...out there on the frontlines as opposed to us, for the media to see you young folks out there saying, ‘Something’s not right about that, and we’re starting at an early age to make a change,’” she said.