The mission of the Saint Paul Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination in all areas of our lives here in St. Paul and surrounding communities East of St. Paul who do not have a local branch which includes inmates incarcerated in state prisons at Lino Lakes, Rush City, Oak Park Heights and Stillwater prisons.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Saint Paul Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure that all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race in St. Paul and surrounding communities East of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Objectives

The following statement of objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution – the principal objectives of the Association shall be:

• To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
• To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
• To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
• To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
• To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
• To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the National NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.