NAACP branch available for those incarcerated

MARYLAND – The NAACP is now linked to those behind bars.

“We want them to know that they are valuable as well and that they have a voice,” said Jamesina Greene, Founder of A Mother’s Cry.

Going behind the wall doesn’t mean you can’t use your voice to make a difference in your community. “Once they’re convicted and put in prison then we throw them away and we forget all about them and so they want to let people know that they have a voice, that they have opinions, that they can be a positive influence if given the opportunity,” Greene said.

A Mother’s Cry now connecting incarcerated individuals to the NAACP. “The NAACP is an advocacy organization. We do things proactively as well as reactively our main goal is to ensure fairness treatment to people of color,” said Wicomico County NAACP Branch President, Monica Brooks.

Founded by Jamesina Greene, A Mother’s Cry says this gives those behind bars a chance to be a positive addition to society. “What’s happening, what they need to do to help make a change inside the prison, what positive things can they do to prepare these young men to come home?” Greene said.

Brooks says organizations like the NAACP are necessary because black communities face more disadvantages. “For some reason black and brown people continue to be the number one public enemy in this country. Everywhere you go, you see that the highest rates of incarceration are people of color,” Brooks explained.

Brooks says the NAACP is one group, but the entire community can make a big difference. “If we collectively fight together as a community then we can get to a place where those people who continue to do racist things, hate speech, who discriminate, they will be called out by the community,” Brooks emphasized.

If you know an incarcerated individual who would like to join the NAACP, reach out to A Mother’s Cry on Facebook.

The organization also has a petition open for a family liaison to become a resource in prison.