Saturday, May 17, 2008

35-year-old chosen to lead NAACP


# Story Highlights
# Ben Jealous, 35, will be youngest leader in group's 99-year history
# Debate contentious; 'No one clapped or celebrated' after vote, board member says
# Jealous was Rhodes Scholar, leader of Amnesty International division
# He says some in his generation have false sense of progress

(CNN) -- 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," ...continue....
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  1. E. BunnyMay 17, 2008 at 8:21 PM

    Selma Lawd Selma. I hadn't seen the picture. I am familiar with the NAACP legal defense fund so I was wondering who...This just. You are dimissed from your comment duties.

    If there is a cigar bar in heaven...W.E.B., BTW, Macolm, and Martin are sitting together and shaking their heads at Langston. He is too tickled.

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