{"id":1338,"date":"2021-12-10T12:13:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/?page_id=1338"},"modified":"2024-01-29T21:21:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T02:21:52","slug":"taskforce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/taskforce","title":{"rendered":"Taskforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1338\" class=\"elementor elementor-1338\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19a8f4b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"19a8f4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Education Action Pledge<\/h2><p><p>Take the pledge regarding inferior expectations for Black students.<\/p><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/education-action\" class=\"cta-button  \">LEARN MORE<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75dbdee animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"75dbdee\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"background\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5990f0\" data-id=\"c5990f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df85bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df85bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377a4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377a4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ohio NAACP Taskforce started from a request from the National NAACP to Mrs. Sybil Edwards-McNabb, former NAACP Ohio Conference State President, to have Ohio represented in a nineteen (19) state conference on Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) to be held in Chicago and Houston.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Upon completion of the Conference, the Ohio Task Force was requested to participate in the Washington, D.C. ESSA Conference hosted by the President and CEO, Thomas J. Donohue of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the President and CEO, Cornell Brooks of the National NAACP.<\/p><p><br \/>Upon the election of the current NAACP President, Tom Roberts (2017 to present), the Task Force was asked to continue the work and to help engage the Ohio Department of Education, State Superintendent Paulo DeMaria, State Board of Education President, Laura Kohler, and Ohio State Board of Education Vice President, Charlotte McGuire.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohcollective.org\">The State of Ohio Collective<\/a>, a 501c3 Think Tank, joined the work in 2020 adding statewide support, research, scope, and analysis to the project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cc6bd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cc6bd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"purpose\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4d9e7c\" data-id=\"a4d9e7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913152d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"913152d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8316cf animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b8316cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a826e\" data-id=\"55a826e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c660cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c660cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The task force was created to <strong>improve and <\/strong><strong>correct<\/strong> outcomes for Black children. Evidence and research read the foundation of strategies that are effective in improving outcomes for children who are Black. The work of the task force focused on the following key areas:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdb9b1 pp-info-list-icon-left pp-info-list-icon-vertical-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-info-list\" data-id=\"1cdb9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-info-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-container pp-list-container pp-info-list-connector\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"pp-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstanding and identifying best academic and non-academic practice models, strategies and actions that are successful in schools and districts that have closed the achievement gap for Black students in Ohio schools.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognizing that implementing change is the greatest challenge, identify schools that are demonstrating high-quality change and improvement management, and the practice models being used by these schools that result in overcoming barriers and closing the achievement gap.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreating a template and self-assessment tools that schools and districts or others can use to gauge the level of implementation of best practice models, and to guide improvement planning and implementation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentifying key strategies and actions that will serve to disseminate and promote the use and implementation of the identified best practice models.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefining a system of measurement and monitoring to gauge Ohio\u2019s progress.\nClarifying the expectations for academic achievement for each child, including each Black child.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClarifying the expectations for academic achievement for each child, including each Black child.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-info-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-infolist-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAffirming the academic expectations and goals for the statewide education system, including interim state and district targets for closing achievement gaps consistent with federal law and federal expectations that such targets be ambitious and attainable.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8f7f61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8f7f61\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"letters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0eaf0f\" data-id=\"e0eaf0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf57ea8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf57ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25b6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c25b6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NAACP Support Letters<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f256a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f256a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small \"><a title=\"Dayton Unit NAACP Academic Expectations Goals 54.8 Letter\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dayton-Unit-NAACP-Academic-Expectations-Goals-54.8-Letter-December-2022-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dayton Unit NAACP Academic Expectations Goals 54.8 Letter<\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"iconlist_content \"><p>&#8220;We believe the State, under the 14th Amendment, should set Equal Academic Expectations\/Goals for all students, as it has for the past 10 years.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dayton-Unit-NAACP-Academic-Expectations-Goals-54.8-Letter-December-2022-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small \"><a title=\"Dr. Ivory Toldson National NAACP Position on Ohio ESSA Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr.-Ivory-toldson-National-NAACP-Position-on-Ohio-ESSA-Plan-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Ivory Toldson National NAACP Position on Ohio ESSA Plan<\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"iconlist_content \"><p>&#8220;The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People request that you eliminate differential benchmarks for student subgroups and acknowledge that equality and the total elimination of achievement gaps are the only acceptable objectives for education.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr.-Ivory-toldson-National-NAACP-Position-on-Ohio-ESSA-Plan-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small \"><a title=\"NAACP Letter - Toledo\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAACP-Letter-Toledo-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAACP Letter &#8211; Toledo<\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"iconlist_content \"><p>&#8220;Setting Inferior Academic Expectations \/ Goals (54.8) for African American \/ Black Students and Superior Academic Expectations \/ Goals (84.3) for White Students goes against the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s Decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President of the United States.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAACP-Letter-Toledo-1.pdf\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small \"><a title=\"NATIONAL NAACP GENERAL COUNSEL OH\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NATIONAL-NAACP-GENERAL-COUNSEL-OH-DOE-Letter_1.20.23-4-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NATIONAL NAACP GENERAL COUNSEL OH<\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"iconlist_content \"><p>&#8220;I write on behalf of the NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the country. In June of 2022, the NAACP sent a letter to the Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Ohio Department of Education (\u201cODOE\u201d).&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NATIONAL-NAACP-GENERAL-COUNSEL-OH-DOE-Letter_1.20.23-4-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small \"><a title=\"OHIO NAACP State Resolution for Branches\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NATIONAL-NAACP-GENERAL-COUNSEL-OH-DOE-Letter_1.20.23-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OHIO NAACP State Resolution for Branches<\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"iconlist_content \"><p>&#8220;State of Ohio Branches of the NAACP. A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND REQUESTING THE STATE OF OHIO TO PROVIDE EQUAL STATE ACADEMIC EXPECTATION\/GOALS FOR ALL STUDENTS&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NATIONAL-NAACP-GENERAL-COUNSEL-OH-DOE-Letter_1.20.23-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small \"><a title=\"NAACP Youngstown\/Mahoning County Branch #3207\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RESOLUTION-YOUNGSTOWN-JANUARY-3-2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAACP Youngstown\/Mahoning County Branch #3207<\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"iconlist_content \"><p>&#8220;Executive Committee Resolution supporting and requesting the State of Ohio to provide &#8220;equal&#8221; education for &#8220;all&#8221; students as called for in the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown V. Board of Education, especially African American students who have been historically discriminated against.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RESOLUTION-YOUNGSTOWN-JANUARY-3-2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdbbfc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1fdbbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b30b0cf animated-slow 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elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"23cab64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Roberts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio State Conference NAACP President\n<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/tom-roberts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f1ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64f1ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tom Roberts<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e120573\" data-id=\"e120573\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641948c elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"641948c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWilliAnn Moore\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio NAACP State Conference Assistant Treasurer\n<br>\nNAACP Toledo Unit 3rd Vice President\n<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/williann-moore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f053767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f053767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WilliAnn Moore<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cdb30e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cdb30e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1afae6\" data-id=\"e1afae6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf17ef elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"dcf17ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Brown\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYoungstown\/Mahoning County Unit President\n<br>\nOhio State Conference Task Force on ESSA Co-Chair\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/james-brown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f226e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f226e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James Brown<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e78c125\" data-id=\"e78c125\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f12a98 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"2f12a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Geraldine Hayes Nelson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortage County NAACP, President\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/dr-geraldine-hayes-nelson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454ef87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"454ef87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Geraldine Hayes Nelson<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01e75ad\" data-id=\"01e75ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8939c68 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"8939c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Freeman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio State Conference Task Force on ESSA Co-Chair\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/george-freeman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c139e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c139e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">George Freeman<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d5e5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d5e5ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e5860d\" data-id=\"0e5860d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b75f8 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"49b75f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTiffany Edwards, CFRE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio State Conference Freedom Fund Chair\n<br>\nState of Ohio Collective - Chief Strategy Officer\n<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/tiffany-edwards-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61db4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61db4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tiffany Edwards, CFRE<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c6401\" data-id=\"14c6401\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169de42 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"169de42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Adora Obi Nweze\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNational Board of Directors\u2019 Education Committee Chair\n<br>\nFlorida State Conference NAACP President\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/profile\/dr-adora-obi-nweze\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77d58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b77d58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Adora Obi Nweze<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9740bff\" data-id=\"9740bff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c982c2 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"6c982c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauretta 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