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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) According to their website their mission "is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination." [1]
Writing in 2006, Professor Roelofs notes that: "The NAACP has always had strong connections with major corporations. The civil rights movement of the 1960s prompted new close links between activist organizations and business. The Urban Coalition was formed, and thereafter, corporate philanthropy became more focused on defusing systemic threats. Its goal was to challenge segregation and discrimination while discouraging the more radical suggestions of that era's activists. (The same model was later applied to foundation intervention in South Africa, which aimed to end apartheid without furthering the ANC's socialist goals.) Today, Lockheed, GE, and Boeing are important funders of the NAACP." [2]
- Current President, Benjamin T. Jealous
- Former President, Kweisi Mfume
- Former President, Bruce S. Gordon
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Contact
- Web: http://www.naacp.org
Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Roger Wilkins - former executive secretary
References
- ↑ Mission, NAACP, accessed July 7, 2007.
- ↑ Military Contractor Philanthropy: Why Some Stay Silent, World Prout Assembly, accessed July 7, 2007.
External links
- Ron Daniels, “The Rise and Demise of Ben Chavis at the NAACP”, Zmag, Undated.
- Earl Ofari Hutchinson, “NAACP's Confederate Flag Obsession”, Znet, March 09, 2002.
- Hans Bennett, ”NAACP Files Brief Supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal”, Znet, January 08, 2007.
