Thrive with Us!
It's one thing to succeed as a community -
it's another thing to thrive.
Take your advocacy one step further. As a member of the NAACP Albuquerque Branch, you're making
it your personal goal to ensure that our community thrives in every aspect including
education, economics, health and
wellbeing, and racial justice.
Pamelya Herndon, JD
NAACP Albuquerque Branch President
Our mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.
Each and every NAACP member makes a difference to the complex, ongoing work of advancing racial equity. We have driven the hardest-fought wins for civil rights and social justice — with you by our side, we can accelerate the next milestones for Black Americans.
Join this multigenerational network of activists dismantling structural racism by using your power to take action on the most pressing issues of our time.
Join this multigenerational network of activists dismantling structural racism by using your power to take action on the most pressing issues of our time.
2026 Officers:
President - Pamelya Herndon
1st Vice President & Community Chair- Clarence Smith
2nd Vice President & Membership Chair- Cecilia Webb
3rd Vice President & Legal Redress Chair- Brian Colón
Treasurer- W. E. Horton
Secretary- Mae Lockett
Assistant Secretary- Charmaine Baxter
Committee Chairpersons:
Youth Advisor - Patrick Barrett
College Advisor - Deidre Gordon
ACT-SO - Jacqueline Hernandez
Health Chair - Dr. Shirley Ellison
Religious Chair - Brian Simmons
Freedom Fund Dinner - Heather Obatusin
Meetings
The meetings are hybrid and held on the
2nd Saturday of each month at 1:30 pmHUMAN (Help Us Make A Nation) Center1119 Edith Blvd., SE Albuquerque, NM 87102
If you would like a Zoom link to attend the meeting, please email information@naacpabq.org