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Anne Arundel NAACP says county communications misrepresented branch endorsement of apology; asks for removal
Summary
The Anne Arundel County NAACP said on Nov. 17 that it was not consulted about the county executive’s apology for slavery, that the branch’s name was used without consent in a county press release, and that any meaningful apology should be accompanied by tangible reparations and eight specific actions.
Steven Waddy, president of the Anne Arundel County NAACP, told the County Council at its Nov. 17 legislative session that the branch was not consulted about the county executive’s stated desire to issue an apology for slavery and that county communications had referenced the NAACP without prior notice or consent.
Waddy said the county branch "was neither consulted nor invited to participate in discussions regarding the apology" and asked the county to "remove any reference of our endorsement, and that'd be inaccurate and unauthorized." He told the council the branch identified eight actions it considers necessary for genuine redress, including immediate compensation for descendants, a county museum for African American history, hiring benchmarks and the creation of an Office of Black American Affairs to monitor equity outcomes.
No county official response is recorded in the public-comment portion of the transcript to Waddy’s request.
