NAACP Image Awards | Thursday February 12, 2009
Did You Know?
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On February 12th, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists, who answered "The Call," in New York, New York. They initially called themselves the National Negro Committee. - 1913
In April, Dr. Joel E. Spingarn instituted the Spingarn Medal, a gold medal that was to be awarded annually to an American Negro of ³highest achievement² for the proceeding year or years. - 1939
On April 9th, after the Daughters of the American Revolution barred Marian Anderson from performing at their Constitutional Hall in Washington DC, the NAACP successfully moved to have her appear at the Lincoln Memorial that Easter Sunday where more than seventy five thousand people attended the open air concert broadcast nationally by radio. - 1942
The Association worked with studio executives and politicians to establish an ad hoc committee with the major film studios to monitor the image and portrayal of African Americans on the silver screen. - 1960
Senator John F. Kennedy addressed an audience of seven thousand at the NAACP Civil Rights Rally at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, just four days before he secured the Democratic Presidential Nomination. - 1975
On August 6, President Ford signed H.R. 6219, amending and extending certain provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, culminating a two-year effort by the Washington Bureau and cooperating organizations. The 1974 Act extended protection of the right to register and vote to non-English speaking groups, especially Hispanics. - 1987
On the 25th anniversary of the use of federal troops to enforce integration of the Little Rock¹s Central High, the NAACP reunited the Little Rock Nine and NAACP leader Daisy Bates at ceremonies at the Arkansas Capital. - 1991
Following the victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary by former Klansman and neo-Nazi David Duke, the NAACP Louisiana State Conference launched a voter registration and Get-Out-The-Vote campaign resulting in Duke¹s defeat. - 2006
As part of our on-going efforts to the diversity of emerging talent in Hollywood, the NAACP united with several networks to create Master Degree Writing Fellowships. - 2009
On February 12th, the 40th NAACP Image Awards aired live celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP to the day.
40th NAACP Image Awards’ Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities
From the ballot box to the classroom, dedicated workers, organizers, and leaders forged this great organization and today maintain its status as a champion of social justice. For one hundred years, it has been the sacrifice and tenacity of NAACP members that has saved lives and changed American society.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Thursday, February 12, 2009 – we invite you to become a part of our celebration by becoming a sponsor of the 40th NAACP Image Awards!
As we celebrate the centennial of the founding of the NAACP, we encourage your support in order to help continue our work and mission set forth by our visionary founders. Your sponsorship dollars will support the on-going programs of the NAACP – civic engagement, criminal justice, economic empowerment, education, health, research, training and international affairs.
The NAACP Image Awards has long been one of Hollywood’s beacon multi-cultural celebrity events attracting high profile actors, musicians, athletes, business people and community leaders. The events surrounding the NAACP Image Awards attract nearly 5,000 people, as well as in venue attendance of 6,000 for the live broadcast of the show.
Last year’s broadcast of the 39th NAACP Image Awards was one the most successful broadcasts to date - it ranked number one for the week in African American households.
The NAACP Image Awards is a well-respected, prestigious event that uniquely brings together the entertainment industry, civic and corporate leaders. And supporting the NAACP Image Awards provides numerous sponsor benefits, including:
- Multiple opportunities to gain brand/product exposure.
- Brand association with a long-standing and respected civil rights organization.
- Message of commitment to the multicultural community.
- High brand visibility via publicity, event and PR tie-ins.
- Participation in a history-making event.
Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are currently available for the 40th NAACP Image Awards. Sponsorship packages range from $10,000 - $700,000. For a complete sponsorship opportunities package, please fill out the form below.
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