Black People Politics : NAACP 'Systemwide Refresh': Derrick Johnson named interim CEO - First Action

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America Ferrera Wants To Change The Way Americans View Activism

America Ferrera wants to keep the activist momentum going in the United States.

And with her new organization, Harness, the actress is hoping to turn many citizens’ interest in various social justice issues into action. The group hosted an #ActivismIRL event with Cosmopolitan.com and Twitter on Thursday in an attempt to turn hashtag activism into real change ...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/america-ferrera-wants-change-way-201317413.html

America Ferrera wants to keep the activist momentum going in the United States




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HuffPost•May 19, 2017



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This isn't a system wide anything. They haven't done similar to the local and regional heads




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A Fiery Force For The Left, North Carolina NAACP Chief William Barber To Step Down

North Carolina NAACP President William Barber, a liberal force against the state's attempts to limit voting rights and ban gay marriage, will step down from the organization next month.

He will also continue to serve as pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, N.C. and stay on the board of the state's NAACP, the organization said ...

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/11/52790...rolina-naacp-chief-william-barber-to-step-dow

Rev. William Barber speaks to a crowd at a rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2015 after the beginning of a federal voting rights trial.

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NAACP Ousts President As Organization Heads Vigorously In New Direction

... While the organization searches for new leadership, the NAACP will be led by Board Chairman Leon W. Russell and Vice Chair Derrick Johnson, both of whom were elected into their positions in February.

Brooks, who recently staged a sit-in protest against the appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, told the New York Times that he was “somewhat mystified and disappointed” by the decision, citing his love for the work and activism he exemplified during his time as president ...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/naacp-ousts-president-organization-heads-214323869.html

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Orlando July 16, 2013




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HuffPost•May 23, 2017



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How liberals are killing the NAACP

The NAACP is lost, and radicals like Melissa Harris-Perry have some suggestions for a new direction. Unfortunately, they’ll send the organization further down its current path toward irrelevance ...

http://nypost.com/2017/06/07/how-liberals-are-killing-the-naacp/

Melissa Harris-PerryGetty Images for PFLAG National



By Naomi Schaefer Riley
June 7, 2017 | 8:02pm | Updated

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