GDW EVENT ALERT: NAACP Hosts its 113th Annual National Convention in Atlantic City July 14-20 - THEME: THIS IS POWER - Be There!

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

Hello All:

 

https://naacp.org/ 

 I started off this post with the log on link to the NAACP - because every Black person, regardless of age, geographical location or party affiliation should either be there in person, or watching the events live stream through the country.

 

 There's a reason the NAACP has been in existence for 113 years!  It's because they have tirelessly and consistently stood in the breach for the rights of Black people since their inception in 1909.   They have stood for the best of us and, yes, even for the worst of us.  

And, particularly during this time of a push towards neo-nazi, fascistic, authoritarian, racist policies on the part of the Repuglycon party, T-rump and his lunatic fringe henchmen, we need all of our Black organizations to stand up, stand together, be on point and make sure that all the forces we bring to bear are united.  

Atlantic City is the perfect hub for the East Coast, with the location in New Jersey, and a stone's throw from New York, Philadelphia, Delaware, etc., the predicted 8,000 participants could easily swell to triple that number relative quickly. This is the first Convention since the pandemic, and the first time the NAACP has held a convention in Atlantic City since 1968 - nearly 55 years ago!

The NAACP  hosted a press conference this morning marking the beginning of their 113th National NAACP Convention. "This year’s convention, with the theme This Is Power, takes place during a pivotal time for our democracy. From the unprecedented attacks on our right to vote, women's right to choose, and our right to live without fear of assault rifles or police brutality, the convention will focus on organizing and strategizing to ensure that all Americans vote this November to defend our freedoms."

While there will be several "heavy hitters" attending - Hazel Dukes, Vice President Kamala Harris, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, among others - the most important participants will be the people themselves.  This means YOU!   

Over the years, Black people have allowed cynicism, meanstream media, and just plain ignorance to distort their view of the effectiveness and viability of our first Civil Rights organization; and have erroneously relegated it to a level of derision and negativity.  Miseducation is alive and well and living in the schools, homes and institutions of America.  Fortunately, the NAACP has not let that deter their determination and diligence when it comes to challenging and standing up for our rights.  

Having grown up in the NAACP Youth Council from age 10 in Oklahoma City, and participated in the Sit-Ins and other demonstrations against racism from that time forward; I can tell you first hand they are the very catalysts that have helped remove many of the barriers we faced during the segregation/jim crow era that was rampant throughout this country. My teachers held meetings in the local community centers  to teach us about our rights.  Our parents subscribed to The Crisis Magazine so we could read and keep up with issues that faced us Black then - in the 50s, 60s and 70s.  Through all the permeations of civil rights, the NAACP has been, and still is, right there in the thick of it.

So if you think this is a stand for supporting and respecting this wonderful grandmother of Black organizations - you're absolutely correct! It's high time we began to respect and support those who support and stand up for us when we either can't or won't do it for ourselves. 

A great many issues will be discussed and dealt with over the next week - if you're in the geographical tri-state area - get on the AC train or Casino bus and make it to Atlantic City the way you would if you were planning to go hang out. There are people who have come from LA, Oregon, Ohio, Texas, Indiana, etc., so it would be a shame to be less than two hours away and not make it you business to let your Blackness shine.

For those who can't make it, my understanding is that it is also being livestreamed via FaceBook and YouTube.  Again click on the link above to get additional information.

 

The focus will be on making OUR MDTERM VOTES MATTER, something we all have to be focused on in 2022, as the January 6 Hearings, and the racist attempts to disenfranchise us from voting, and usurping WOMEN'S RIGHTS by a uber-right wing subprime court presents an existential threat to us all.  You must be watching and supporting and participating and uniting with those who have come together to consolidate our POWER.

Please make sure you share this on all your social media formats - make it go viral: THE NAACP IS HOSTING THEIR 113 CONVENTION IN AC - THEME:  THIS IS POWER!! 

NOW THAT YOU KNOW

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? 

Stay Blessed &

ECLECTICALLY BLACK 

Gloria DULAN-Wilson

 

 

 

STAY BLESSED

NACA IN ATLANTIC CITY: STOPS FORECLOSURES & TAKES THE GAMBLE OUT OF AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All!!

Did any of you go to Atlantic City for the NACA Home Save Marathon?

They started operations Friday, May 21, and they really are working 24 hours a day til midnight Tuesday, May 25. According to one of the counselors, there were over 1,000 people outside the door when they opened.

On Sunday, May 23, I spent the day there, and I am pleased to say that most of the participants who came down, came from Brooklyn, Queens and parts of the Bronx. Long Island, Westchester, and Rockland County. While there were very few from Manhattan, most New Yorkers got the message and made it their business to get down to Atlantic City and take care of business regarding their mortgages and foreclosure/auction threat.

So, first off, I'm saying that I am so proud of my New York Brothers and Sisters!!! You handled your business!! The brothers and sisters who attended our March 20 and May 15 Workshops at the Bed-Stuy Multi-Services Center, are to be particularly congratulated for not sitting on what you learned.

While you were there getting your mortgages restructured; your foreclosures completely cancelled; getting predatory lenders out of your back pocket; unfortunately, the skeptics (remember the days when that was you?) from New Jersey, were still sitting at home making excuses, or doubting that NACA was real.

Remember last December when you were in the exact same space, when they came to Javits, and you didn’t find out that they were the real deal until the day before they were getting ready to move on to help another community?

Well, guess what? There are a lot of people in parts of Southern New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, who have mortgages that are under water, who were reached out to by NACA, that are not going to receive their assistance, because either they, or someone “who knows everything” convinced them that it was bogus.

Such a shame. That makes them remain a negative statistic, instead of joining the ranks of those who got up, got down there, and got it done.

So, here’s what we’re going to do NEW YORK, because it does not benefit any of us to have essential information and not share it with the rest of us: If you have any friends, relatives, associates, even enemies, in the Southern New Jersey, Northern and suburban areas of Pennsylvania, or DC or Connecticut, or, or, or… (it really does not matter because NACA is national), tell them to:

GET TO ATLANTIC CITY IMMEDIATELY, IF NOT SOONER, BEFORE MIDNIGHT TUESDAY, MAY 25, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY SO THEY CAN SAVE THEIR HOMES, REDUCE THEIR MORTGAGE, OR RECTIFY DISCREPANCIES THAT KEEP SHOWING UP IN THEIR PAYMENTS!!! CALL THEM, TEXT THEM, EMAIL THEM, FAX THEM -- WHAT EV! DO NOT KEEP THIS INFORMATION TO YOURSELVES.

It does not matter whether you’re African American, African, West Indian, Caribbean American, or White. We all need the roof over our heads. There are 80 banks onsite to help make sure you keep them. SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS (AND YES, EVEN YOUR ENEMIES) THAT THIS IS FOR REAL AND GET THERE BEFORE NACA LEAVES. THE HOME THEY SAVE MAY BE THEIRS.

For those of you who have attended our NACA workshops in Brooklyn in the past, I know you’ve had a question about your hardship letter, and what is appropriate to include in it. NACA actually has developed some guidelines that you can use. But, why do that if they are doing the solutions for you onsite in Atlantic City? Go down and get it done up close and personal.

So if you haven't made it to AC, now is the time to get your paperwork together, get on the Academy casino bus or Greyhound regular, or ACES (Atlantic City Express Service) Train or car, or whatever your preferred means of transpo, and get it done so you'll have a blessed summer, secure in the knowledge that you've done what you needed to do to preserve the roof over your and your family's head.

Like I said to many of our brothers and sisters: You all know how to get to Atlantic City. Who doesn't know who to get to the Trumps, Bally's and Caesar's? They’re within walking distance of the Convention Center, which is where NACA is in Hall D. Or stay at the Sheraton, they’re right across the street; get your work out done, and then go to TUN for celebratory meal and some music (stay out of the Casinos though. You don't want to gamble away the thousands you saved in those mortgage restructures, now do you?).

You can truly celebrate because this time you're not going there to gamble. You're going there to take the gamble out of continuing to own your own homes. So you might really call it a sure thing. So it's worth it, and it's now.

And please do keep me posted on your progress. If you have any photos you want to send, please do so. There were a lot of people who got up and testified on camera yesterday, but I did not know which ones came from New York City. If you have comments, recommendations, praise, you want to share, send it to me and I will post it.

When I left to come back home to New York City (around 10:00 pm), there were at least 100 people just coming out of one of the NACA WORKSHOPS getting ready for counseling. The second shift had come in at 9:00pm and were prepared to be there til dawn. NACA truly is working round the clock trying to help save homes! Wow!

Somebody should tell the people who actually live in the city of Atlantic City itself (not the casino owners). They seemed to have missed that information. And, since they're 70% underwater with their mortgages (literally) they should have been the first ones on line for the help. No offense to my New York brothers and sisters who had the good sense and good fortune of showing up and taking care of business. You're always number one!! -- But I'm just saying: If something good is happening in your own back yard, don't you think you should at least be somewhere in the mix?

The unfortunate truth is that Atlantic City, the venue, has very little to do with Atlantic City the actual community. From what we understand, there is little to no revenue sharing between the two entities, so the people who live there get precious little from the billions that literally flow through those fabulous venues. There is a similar disconnect when it comes to benefitting from such programs as NACA. While there were a great many efforts to outreach to the community itself (and we know there is one, because we can hear you breathing, and we see the stats), the response was just not there.

Needless to say, while he was totally gratified to find that we have done a great job in getting our New Yorkers out there, NACA founder and president, Bruce Marks was quite disappointed over the turn out of Atlantic City residents and those who live in Southern New Jersey. So churches, social services, community services, and other organizations who have the lists upon lists of people in your catchment area who are in peril of losing their homes: CONTACT THEM AND GET THEM TO THE NACA HOMESAVE IN ATLANTIC CITY. Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25, is the last day.

Tell them to get up, get over there, and get it done. Stop gambling with the roof over their heads and get some of the blue chip service NACA is providing.

Stay Blessed &
EMPOWERED
Gloria Dulan-Wilson

NACA BACK IN BROOKLYN BY POPULAR DEMAND MAY 15

bY Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Satuday, May 15 will be a beautiful day in more ways than one, because NACA, the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, is hosting a special foreclosure mitigation workshop.

There will be two workshops held that day.

Workshop One NACA RETURNEES: (10:00AM - 12:00PM)
This workshop is for those members who have already participated in either of the two previous workshops (January2 or March 20 or any of the workshops held by any other organization for NACA) for participation in the upcoming on-site Same Day Solution Event taking place in Atlantic City at the Convention Center, May 21 through May 25.

Those participants will bring their paperwork, unique NACA ID’s and any additional documents and work with NACA counselors to make sure they have all their information in order to expedite having their mortgages restructured on the spot.
By participating in the preliminary workshop on May 15, the amount of time it will take to complete the necessary transactions will be greatly reduced.

NACA NEW PARTICPANTS: (1:00PM - 4:00PM)
For First Time Participants who have never attended any of the NACA workshops, and need immediate assistance. By signing up on May 15, 2010, and attending the workshop, you can expedite restructuring your mortgage, as well. However, it will be necessary for individuals who are coming to the NACA Workshop for the first time to participate in the mandatory two-hour workshop.

December of 2009, NACA performed a similar program in New York City at the Jacob Javits Center, where, in less than 5 days they restructured over 3000 mortgages, bringing interest rates down to as little as 2% in most instances on an permanent basis.

NACA OFFERS IMMEDIATE FORECLOSURE RESTRUCTURING IN AC -- NEW YORK RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE -- PREVIOUS NACA PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED WORK OUT SOLUTIONS ARE URGED TO BRING PAPERWORK FOR ON THE SPOT SOLUTIONS.

Because we know that thousands of people will be converging on Atlantic City, NJ’s Convention Center to receive assistance, we are strongly urging New Yorkers to take advantage of the May 15 workshops to get your paperwork in order or get the process started. NACA is taking the gamble out of your mortgage and retructuring your payments so that they are affordable and reasonable.

So come on May 15 for the preliminary documentation session and then get ready to go to Atlantic City, Saturday, May 22 and be among the many fortunate families or individuals to have your mortgage restructured.

To register go on line and visit www.NACA.com or call 888-499-6222.

And for those of you who are committed to having NACA established here in Brooklyn, more good news:

On Friday, May 21, 2010, Friday, May 21, Bed-Stuy Multi-Services Center will be holding a fund raiser featuring none other than Ms. Stephanie Mills. A portion of the proceeds will go to establish a local NACA office here in Brooklyn New York that will service the needs of New Yorkers and parts of the tri-state area. While the services NACA provides are free, they need an ongoing office space to provide even greater services, including First Time Homebuyer free down payment and closing cost programs.

Your support and participation in this event will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Stay Blessed,
Gloria Dulan-Wilson