NAACP Theatre Awards honors Vannessa Williams Exec. Producer Tia Boyd of Tanner Mainstain Glynn & Johnson. NAACP THEATRE AWARDS 2013 br br MISSION STATEMENT ABOUT THE BEVERLY HILLSHOLLYWOOD NAACP br Founded Feb. 12, 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. br br The mission of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. br br The Beverly HillsHollywood Branch of the NAACP is focused on youth educational and social issues and the disparity between the resources available to youth living in uppermiddle class communities and those living in this inner cityurban communities. We have developed a yearlong enrichment program designed to recruit, simulate, educate and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among minority youth and have partnered with mental health organizations that provide resources for many issues faced by pre-teens and teens in their daily lives. br About Tanner Mainstain Glynn & Johnson “TMGJ” . br Founded in 1975, TMGJ has built a reputation as one of Los Angeles’ largest and most br respected accounting and business management firms. Located in Westwood, the Firm br consistently ranks in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Top 50 Accounting Firms” “A” List br comprised of Los Angeles-based offices of National and Regional Accounting Firms. TMGJ’s br client roster includes some of the top names in entertainment, sports and business.