Sharifa Batts, a longtime community advocate and former Long Beach City Council candidate, has succeeded Naomi Rainey-Pierson, who recently ended her 24-year tenure as the Long Beach chapter’s ...
Former NAACP Long Beach President Naomi Rainey-Pierson with her successor, Sharifa Batts, during a recent event to celebrate both of them. (Rich Archbold, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Sharifa Batts ...