Fighting For Equal Opportunity Safely & Responsibly

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with Adner Marcelin of NAACP Tallahassee

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Sep 23, 2020

The NAACP is an organization with a long and profound history in the United States – but the work never stops for the civil rights group. Adner Marcelin, President of the Tallahassee Branch, discusses their current path and how they’re keeping the community involved during COVID-19.

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