The Winston-Salem Branch of the NAACP offers $1,000 scholarships to five qualifying high school seniors from Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools every year. This year, all five recipients of the scholarship are part of our Crosby Scholars Class of 2026! We’re so proud of our Scholars and wish them all the best in their upcoming academic journeys. NAJA FLEMING WINSTON-SALEM PREPARATORY ACADEMY Naja Fleming maintained a 3.8 GPA and participated in the Career and College Promise Dual Enrollment Program through Forsyth Tech. She served as President of the NAACP Youth Chapter, was active in volleyball, Team Manager for the basketball… Read more »

On Friday, April 24th, Chick-fil-A at Thruway Shopping Center offered free meals to our Class of 2026 Scholars who attended the Senior Honors Celebration at Truist Stadium. We’re grateful to partner with a local business that supports our organization’s mission and celebrates our Scholars’ accomplishments along with us!

This March we received the exciting news that our Scholar, Madison, was chosen to participate in Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World! Every year the program receives thousands of applications from across the country but only accepts 100 students. A few key elements that make a potential Dreamer stand out include intellectual curiosity, a love for learning and creativity, compassion, facing obstacles with poise and maturity, a generous spirit and optimism about the future. Each spring, 100 exceptional young people arrive at the Disney Dreamers Academy with ambition, excitement and hopes for the future. The Disney Dreamers will return… Read more »