Portage County NAACP dedicates new office in Kent with a celebration and fundraiser

The United Church of Christ in Kent hosted a dedication ceremony and celebration of racial justice for the Portage County NAACP’s new office. Jeremy Brown/The Portager

Portage County NAACP dedicates new office in Kent with a celebration and fundraiser

- Jeremy Brown

The Portage County NAACP held a dedication ceremony and a “Celebration of Racial Justice” for its new office at the United Church of Christ in Kent, which rang with sermons and songs May 22. 

Multiple guest speakers from around Northeast Ohio gathered for the event, which also served as a fundraiser for the King Kennedy Community Center in Ravenna.

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