About

 Since our founding in 1909, we have been, and continue to be, on the front lines of the fight for civil rights and social justice. The national office was established in New York City in 1910 as well as a board of directors and president, Moorfield Storey, a white constitutional lawyer and former president of the American Bar Association. Among the Association's top priorities was eradicating lynching. Throughout its 30-year campaign, the NAACP waged legislative battles, gathered and published crucial statistics, organized mass protests, and produced artistic material all in the name of bringing an end to the violence. While in Berkeley, the Black Panther Party helped establish the Basta Ya newspaper in support of Los Siete de a Raza. The NCCF, functioning as a BPP branch, opened a community center in North Berkeley, offering childcare, a first aid clinic, educational programs and films, a free plumbing service, and a skills exchange program among neighbors. The Party kept the office on Shattuck, which housed the Panther School and the Berkeley NCCF (National Committee to Combat Fascism) .  After the Panther’s United Front Against Fascism Conference in 1969, together they opened a community center in North Berkeley from which they ran a number of community programs including: a free plumbing service, childcare, a first aid station, educational films, and a skills exchange program among neighbors. They sold the Black Panther Newspaper and participated in NAAC Pactivities, such as political education classes, boycott lines, and helping get the paper out on Wednesday nights.