YJCW NAACP Branch

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Williamsburg City Council candidates and community members discuss city issues and Virginia’s three proposed constitutional amendments at the 2026 Midterm Town Hall on Tuesday.
Daily Press

Williamsburg council candidates talk proposed state amendments, housing and taxes

The YJCW NAACP and League of Women Voters-Williamsburg hosted a town hall featuring Williamsburg City Council candidates, followed by a community panel discussing three proposed constitutional amendments on reproductive freedom, marriage equality and voting rights restoration.

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Charles Gates, incoming YJCW NAACP branch president, holds up a flier opposing the upcoming redistricting referendum that he received in the mail on Monday, April 13, 2026.
WHRO

NAACP hosts James City County redistricting town hall a week from election day

The YJCW NAACP held a town hall to help residents understand Virginia’s redistricting referendum and address what civil rights leaders called misleading political ads. Speakers discussed the proposed congressional map, concerns about representation, and the referendum’s temporary change to the state’s redistricting process.

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Jade Ranger, co-owner of The Prescription Shoppe, addresses attendees of the forum Voices for Change: Executive Orders & Community Impact on Monday evening
Daily Press

Local NAACP discusses impact of federal cuts in James City County

The York-James City-Williamsburg branch of the NAACP, along with local chapters of historically Black fraternities and sororities known as the Divine Nine, hosted a town hall event Monday evening to discuss how the community is being affected by the current administration.

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