Derrick L. Foward

Derrick L. Foward
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Dayton (en) , 26 ga Afirilu, 1968 (57 shekaru)
ƙasa	Tarayyar Amurka
Sana'a

 

Derrick Lee Foward (an haife shi a ranar 26 ga Afrilu, 1968) ɗan gwagwarmayar zamantakewar al'umma ne kuma jagora a cikin ƙungiyar kare hakkin bil'adama ta Amurka . Foward dan gwagwarmaya ne wanda ya lashe lambar yabo ta NAACP kuma dan asalin Dayton, Ohio. Shi ne shugaban 34 na reshen Dayton na National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), kuma ƙarami mafi ƙanƙanta da ya jagoranci kungiyar ta gida. An fara zabar Foward a matsayin shugaban kasa a ranar 12 ga Nuwamba, 2006, kuma a halin yanzu yana cikin wa'adin shekaru biyu na goma wanda ya ƙare a ranar 31 ga Disamba, 2026. Ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin shugaban kasa (2019 - Yanzu); mataimakin Shugaban kasa na biyu (2017 - 2019); mataimakin shugaba na uku (2009 - 2017); da kuma memba na kwamitin zartarwa (2003 - 2009) na taron Ohio NAACP . Foward kuma yana aiki a Kwamitin membobin Rayuwa na Kasa na NAACP kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban Kwamitin Takaddun shaida na Kasa naNAACP na shekaru da yawa.

Rayuwa ta farko da ilimi

An haifi Foward a Kettering, Ohio, kuma, tare da ɗan'uwansa da 'yan'uwa mata huɗu, an haife su ne a cikin baƙar fata na tsakiya na Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Mahaifinsa ya yi aiki a cikin Sojojin Ruwa na Amurka kuma an sallame shi da mutunci bayan yawon shakatawa. Mahaifinsa ya zama jami'in 'yan sanda a cikin al'umma inda iyalinsa ke zaune kuma ya yi ritaya daga Cibiyar Tsaro, Columbus (DESC) bayan kusan shekaru 40 na aikin tarayya. Mahaifiyarsa ta yi ritaya daga Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) tare da sama da shekaru 34 na aikin tarayya.

Foward ya kammala karatu daga Makarantar Kirista ta Haikali ta Kristi a matsayin mai ba da jawabi na ƙarshe. Ya kasance jagora a kungiyar kwallon kwando ta Christ Temple Warriors, yana da maki 34.7 a wasa a cikin ƙaramin shekarunsa. Yana da mummunar matsalar magana tun yana yaro da kuma lokacin da yake matashi. 'Yan uwa, abokai da abokan gaba sun yi dariya kuma sun yi magana game da yadda ya yi shiru wanda ya haifar da tashin hankali da fushin. Bangaskiyar da Foward ya nuna a matsayin memba na Ikilisiyar Bangaskiyar Manzanni ta Haikali da kuma matsayin jagoranci da ya yi aiki a yayin da yake Speedway da NAACP, ya taimaka masa wajen shawo kan nakasa.

Ya kammala karatu daga Jami'ar Jihar Tsakiya a ranar 17 ga Yuni, 1990, kuma an shigar da shi cikin Hall of Fame na Alumni na Jami'ar Tsakiya na Jihar a ranar 1 ga Maris, 2016.

Foward ya sami Jagoran Gudanarwa da Halitta daga Jami'ar Apostolic ta Duniya ta Grace da Gaskiya a ranar 13 ga Yuli, 2002, kuma an ba shi Dokta na Harafin Dan Adam a ranar 30 ga Satumba, 2018 .

Rayuwa ta mutum

Foward ta auri Jean Ann Foward sama da shekaru 20 har zuwa mutuwarta daga ciwon daji a ranar 11 ga Afrilu, 2019. Sun kasance tare sama da shekaru 30 kuma suna da 'ya'ya maza biyu,' ya'ya mata biyu, jikoki uku da godya uku.

Foward ya auri Tiwona L. Branham a ranar 17 ga Yuni, 2023, watanni hudu bayan ya miƙa mata aure a Pasadena, California bayan ya sami lambar yabo ta NAACP Image Award for Activist of the Year . Foward ya yaba mata da sabunta sha'awarsa don ci gaba da babi na biyu na rayuwarsa. Ta kawo wa wannan haɗin, ɗa ɗaya.

Shari'a

Foward ya ba da shaida a kan dokar Ohio HB56 Anti-Hooning

A cikin shekara ta 2010, Foward ya shirya taron manema labarai tare da shugabannin daga Gundumar Makarantun Jama'a ta Dayton don magance ƙarshen shari'ar Desegregation mai shekaru 38 da NAACP ta gabatar a cikin shekara ta 1972.

A cikin 2013, Foward ya zargi shawarar Kotun Koli ta Amurka da ta soke muhimman sassa na Dokar 'Yancin Bil'adama ta 1964 kuma ya bukaci Majalisa Mike Turner ya jefa kuri'a don dawo da waɗannan mahimman abubuwa kamar yadda ya yi a 2006.

A cikin 2014, Foward ya bukaci Majalisa Mike Turner da ya goyi bayan Dokar Kwaskwarimar 'Yancin Zabe. Dayton Unit NAACP tana riƙe da forums na 'yan takara don Zabe na Musamman, na Firamare da na Janar.

Foward ya bukaci Majalisa Turner da ya goyi bayan Dokar Kulawa mai araha da Dokar Kwaskwarimar 'Yancin Zabe ta 2015

A cikin 2017, Foward ta yi kira ga 'yar majalisa Joyce Beatty a kan abubuwan da suka fi muhimmanci a majalisa na NAACP, tare da Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP Sr. VP na bayar da shawarwari da manufofi da kuma darektan Ofishin Washington da Tom Roberts, tsohon Sanata na Jihar Ohio kuma shugaban yanzu na Taron NAACP. A watan Nuwamba na wannan shekarar, Foward ya ba da sanarwar cewa Dayton Unit NAACP ta shirya kaddamar da takardar neman izini don haramta amfani da Red Light Cameras idan 'yan sanda ba su nan.

Foward ya bukaci 'yar majalisa Beatty da ta goyi bayan abubuwan da suka fi muhimmanci a majalisa na NAACP

A cikin 2021, Foward ya ba da shaida a gaban Hukumar Redistricting ta Ohio a Kwalejin Jama'a ta Sinclair .

A ranar 15 ga Nuwamba, 2022, Foward ya shirya taron manema labarai don magance daidaito na lokaci saboda ci gaba da bambancin kiwon lafiya da ke da alaƙa da rashin isasshen kayan tsabtace mata a cikin kurkuku na Ohio. Ya samar da dandamali ga Kayelin Tiggs, Shugaban Dayton Unit NAACP Mata a cikin Kwamitin NAACP (WIN), tare da tsohon fursuna na Dayton Correctional Institution, don magance damuwa.

A ranar 28 ga Maris, 2023, Foward ya ba da shaida a gaban Kwamitin Shari'a na Shari'a a kan Dokar Majalisar 56, wanda aka fi sani da Dokar Anti-Hooning . Hooning ya fara zama ainihin damuwa game da tsaro a farkon 2020. A matsayinsa na shugabanci a matsayin shugaban kungiyar Northern Hills Neighborhood Association kuma a madadin 'yan ƙasa, Foward ya gabatar da korafi tare da City of Dayton, City of Trotwood da Ofishin Sheriff na Montogomery County wanda ya haifar da taron manema labarai da ya shirya tare da jagorancin waɗancan cibiyoyin a ranar 9 ga Nuwamba, 2020. Foward ya ba da hotuna da bidiyo na wannan aikin ba bisa ka'ida ba kuma mara lafiya ga hukumomin tilasta bin doka don shaidu da dalilai na tilasta.

A ranar 26 ga Maris, 2025, Foward ya shiga taron manema labarai na Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) yana roƙon Gwamna Mike DeWine zuwa VETO Senate Bill (SB) 1.

Kyaututtuka da girmamawa

Foward ya sami kyaututtuka da girmamawa masu zuwa saboda gwagwarmayarsa:

• Parity, Inc. Kyautar Namijin Nazari Na Afirka Goma (2009)
• Eta Phi Beta sorority. Babin Lambda Heart of Gold Honoree (2009)
• Speedway Rayuwa da Ƙimar Mu "Kwararrun Sa-kai na Shekara" (2012)
• A ƙarƙashin jagorancin Foward, Ƙungiyar Dayton NAACP ta sami lambar yabo ta Thalheimer tsawon shekaru 10 a jere (2012 - 2019; 2022 - 2024), sai dai shekaru biyu na COVID-19 (2020 & 2021) lokacin da NAACP ba ta karɓi nadi ba.

Magajin garin Dayton Jeffery J. Mims Jr. Ya gabatar da Foward tare da Maɓallin Birnin a ranar 3 ga Mayu, 2023

Luvenia Boyer, Darakta na Gundumar DTM na Gunduma 40, ya gabatar da Kyautar Sadarwa da Jagora ga Foward

• Rupert Richardson Memorial Leadership Award (2012)
• Samun lambar yabo ta Al'umma ta Adalci (2015)
• Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Delta Alpha babi, lambar yabo ta Jama'a na shekara (2015-2016)
• A cikin 2016, Foward ya sami lambar yabo ta Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin Community Service Award don girmamawa saboda gudummawar da ya bayar ga al'umma da kuma hidimarsa ta aminci.
• A cikin 2016, Foward ya taimaka wajen kafa Babin Sakandare na NAACP na farko a cikin Jihar Ohio, Move Foward Thurgood Marshall NAACP High School Chapter, wanda yake a Thurgood Marshall High School . Ya biya mambobi 25 na farko na babin. Sunan kungiyar ne bayan Foward da Alkalin Kotun Koli ta Amurka Thurgood Marshall .
• Kyautar Sabis na Sabis na Jama'a na Inugural Gospel Superfest (2018) don kyakkyawan hidima ga al'umma
• Kyautar Hoton NAACP don Gwajin Na Shekara (2023)
• A ranar 3 ga Mayu, 2023, Jeffrey J. Mims Jr., Magajin Garin Dayton ya gabatar da Foward da Maɓalli ga birnin, saboda sadaukarwar sa da ƙoƙarinsa na yaƙar wariyar launin fata da tabbatar da daidaito da daidaito a duk faɗin Dayton.
• A ranar 27 ga Afrilu, 2024, Toastmasters International District 40 sun ba Foward lambar yabo ta Sadarwa da Jagoranci yayin taronsu na shekara-shekara a Fairborn, Ohio.
• A ranar 26 ga Mayu, 2024, Muryoyin Kayayyakin Kayayyakin sun girmama kuma sun gane Foward a matsayin Dayton Skyscraper tare da Alkali Mia Wortham-Spells, Marigayi Carolyn Y. Perkins, Dr. Anthony B. Whitmore da Rev. Dr. Xavier L. Johnson.

Awards and achievements
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