Carmen Taylor

NAACP national board of directors member, Carmen Taylor has devoted much of her life carrying out the mission and vision of the NAACP. The third woman to be elected and the second resident of Hampton Roads to be elected, she served as president of the Virginia NAACP State Conference.

Prior to holding the state position, Taylor spent ten years as president of the Hampton NAACP Branch. During her tenure, she was credited with her pursuit for justice to help save the life of a mentally challenged convicted murderer, in Darryl Atkins vs. Virginia. She also helped decrease the number of school suspensions for students attending high schools throughout Hampton, Virginia.