San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP

Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation's oldest civil rights organization. The San José/Silicon Valley NAACP is a local presence of the organization, which works to combat racism, advance equity, and protect the rights of communities of color and other marginalized groups. It invites people to become members and offers a way to donate in support of its work. The organization traces its founding to an interracial collaboration that included W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Story, and Ida B. Wells. Its focus is civil rights and inclusion in the San Jose and Silicon Valley community.