While celebrating locals carrying the torch of human dignity and civil rights, Bloomington-Normal reflects and is reminded that the dream, and legacy, of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. carries on.
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — More than 700 people gathered at the Marriott in Normal in the name of being Black, Beautiful and Thriving Together. That was the theme for the 86th Annual Illinois NAACP State Convention. “We are the oldest, the boldest, the most loved, the most hated Civil Rights organization in the world,” said […]
The Bloomington-Normal Branch of the NAACP will hold its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal.