
Teresa Haley, President
Springfield NAACP
I am so honored and grateful to have received the first-ever NAACP Activist of the Year Award at the 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards. I am also honored to have served my 5th term as your President of the Springfield Branch NAACP. Our theme is “When We Fight Together, We Win: 99 Years in the Making! Thank you, Springfield, for choosing me as your 2019 First Citizen. I am honored to serve and will continue to serve God, my family and my community.
We partnered with the Illinois Chief of Police Associations on “The 10 Principles. In the agreement of the 10 Principles, we value life, work together to build trust in the community, train our citizens to be proactive instead of reactive and we want everyone to go home safe.

Teresa Haley, President
Springfield NAACP
I am so honored and grateful to have received the first-ever NAACP Activist of the Year Award at the 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards. I am also honored to have served my 5th term as your President of the Springfield Branch NAACP. Our theme is “When We Fight Together, We Win: 99 Years in the Making! Thank you, Springfield, for choosing me as your 2019 First Citizen. I am honored to serve and will continue to serve God, my family and my community.
Springfield Branch NAACP
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August 13, 2023
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