By: Lynn
Ben Jealous, new NAACP President
I was very sorry when Bruce Gordon left the NAACP back in March, 2007. He was a breath of fresh air to a broken organization which refuses to change with the times. They have chosen a new president. And because that lizard, Julian Bond hand picked him, I don’t expect much from his tenure:
The NAACP has chosen Ben Jealous as its new president after a contentious debate that lasted long into the night, members of its board of directors said Saturday.
Jealous, 35, will be the youngest president in the NAACP’s 99-year history, The Associated Press reported.
When the 34-21 vote was announced, “no one clapped or celebrated,” one board member said after the meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jealous was the only finalist presented by the search committee to the full board for consideration. Some board members wanted to hear from two others whom the search committee identified as finalists, but Jealous’ supporters prevented it, sources said.
Jealous steps into a challenging role.
“There are a small number of groups to whom all black people in this country owe a debt of gratitude, and the NAACP is one of them,” Jealous told AP before the vote. “There is work that is undone … the need continues and our children continue to be at great risk in this country.”
Sources said Jealous, a former newspaper editor and director of an Amnesty International division, was the only finalist for the post of president, vacant for more than a year. He was the primary choice of board Chairman Julian Bond, sources said.
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Whatever!!! I might have to turn in my black card.
I have to agree with you on this. I’ve long felt that they have become a “Do Nothing Organization.” Even when high profile cases are publicized in the news, they wait for Rev. Al Sharpton to organize and even then, quietly sit in the sidelines watching and waiting.
I was disappointed when Bruce Gordon left, but I could understand why. He was progressive and wanted to desperately change their image and the bureacracy in place there would not allow it.