NAACP Los Angeles 2023-2024 Officers
Latricia T. Mitchell, President
Hattie McFrazier, First Vice President
Willie Boyd, Second Vice President
Medica Denton Dave, Treasurer
Kamilah Phillips, Assistant Treasurer
Ruth Morgan Grigsby, Secretary
Sean Brown, Youth Advisor
Virginia Bland
Venus Butler
Jacquelyn McMahon
Jean Wilson
Donald Lee
Addie Arbor
Kirra Jones
Robin Davis
Mary Luckett
Mary Ann Smith
***Additional Officers and Executive Committee Members will be announced here. When an appointment is made by the President of the NAACP Los Angeles.
“ Emeritus Executive Committee Member is an honorific title given by the Los Angeles Branch of the NAACP to a long serving former officer, executive committee member who is invited to stay on the committee as a non voting member in an advisory capacity. This title is given in recognition of the member’s active participation, and continuing strong interest in the NAACP Los Angeles and its programs.”
Emeritus Executive Committee Members
Minnie Hadley-Hempstead
Merline Wilson
Henry Purnell
The NAACP Los Angeles was founded in the living room of Dr. John Sommerville and Dr. Vada Somerville in 1914. In 1949 Dr. John Somerville was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Commission. Dr. John Somerville served as president of the NAACP Los Angeles for 10 years. Here is a powerful article on Dr. John Somerville. It is written by Sarah Lifton, a Los Angeles-based writer who specializes in history, architecture and education.
The NAACP Los Angeles Executive Committee consists of elected officers, at large members and appointed committee chairs dedicated to social justice and eliminating disparities that affect communities of color in Los Angeles.
The Executive Committee shall: (1) have general control of the affairs and program of the branch, subject to the authority of the branch and the provisions of the Branch Constitution; (2) creates special committees as needs arise; (3) fills all vacancies in branch offices; (4) decides matters of branch policy subject to endorsement by the branch in accordance with National Office policy; (5) Appoints, employs and enters into contracts with salaried employees subject to employment procedures and qualifications approved by the National Office; (6) renders monthly reports to the branch containing reports of all special and standing committees.
