NAACP president ousted in board vote

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In the wake of Trump’s election, civil rights organizations have raised concerns about the administration’s willingness to protect black and Latino voting rights, stem the tide of predatory financial products that target consumers of color, and address criminal justice and education disparities.

Russell said the NAACP aims to strengthen the organization’s 2,200 local chapters in a way that will allow them to serve as better watchdogs in communities around the country, engage more rapidly in crisis events and long-term issues of inequity and build a new legion of activists trained to spot and do the full range of civil rights work - including legislation, litigation, political organizing and protests.
“We believe our issues are correct,” said Russell, “but we need to make our units at the local level strong. Protest in and of itself is good to help highlight an issue, but we are looking organizationally to not just highlight issues but to really do the things that changes that issue to the betterment of our community.”
NAACP president ousted in board vote

Power grab. Although, it is way past time to move past the damn protests.

 

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(A) They truly need to change their name. The expression, 'Colored People,' is a cultural absurdity in 2017.

(B) They truly need to change their focus from promoting victimhood to encouraging "people of color" to find and exploit the myriad of opportunities that this society provides. Every large organization in the country actively seeks "diversity," almost to the exclusion of the pursuit of excellence in some cases. Black folks are, by definition, "diversity" personified.

The NAACP should be a national clearing house of opportunities that are expressly targeted for people of color, rather than a pathetic group of "leaders" trying to promote the lame concept of their own importance.

Pick a Black conservative and give it a shot. Condoleeza Rice. What do they have to lose?