WASHINGTON
(AP) - The NAACP on Saturday announced that lawyer and activist Cornell
William Brooks would become its new national president and CEO.
The
selection of Brooks came as the nation celebrated the 60th anniversary
of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court which
outlawed segregation in public school, a lawsuit that was argued by the
organization's legal arm.
Brooks, 53, of Annandale, New Jersey,
will become the organization's 18th national president, replacing
interim leader Lorraine Miller. Miller has been serving in that position
since Benjamin Jealous ended his five-year tenure last year.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Brooks said he was looking forward to the work.
"I am deeply humbled and honored to be entrusted with the (AP) - The NAACP on Saturday announced that lawyer and activist Cornell
William Brooks would become its new national president and CEO.
The
selection of Brooks came as the nation celebrated the 60th anniversary
of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court which
outlawed segregation in public school, a lawsuit that was argued by the
organization's legal arm.
Brooks, 53, of Annandale, New Jersey,
will become the organization's 18th national president, replacing
interim leader Lorraine Miller. Miller has been serving in that position
since Benjamin Jealous ended his five-year tenure last year.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Brooks said he was looking forward to the work.
opportunity to lead this powerful historic organization," Brooks said.
"In our fight to ensure voting rights, economic equality, health equity,
and ending racial discrimination for all people, there is indeed much
work to be done."
Brooks said he was particularly humbled that his selection came around the Brown v. Board anniversary.
"As
a graduate of both Head Start and Yale Law School, I am a beneficiary,
an heir and a grandson if you will of Brown versus Board of Education,"
Brooks said. "My life is the direct product, if you will, of the legacy
of the blood, sweat and tears of the NAACP and so today I'm particularly
mindful that the NAACP has made America what it is, and certainly made
my life possible and we are all grateful heirs of that legacy."
NAACP
chair Roslyn Brock said the organization's board made a final decision
Friday night, and told The Associated Press of the selection Saturday
morning. Brooks will be formally presented to the Baltimore-based
organization's members at its national convention in Las Vegas in July.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20140517_ap_29bf3deff498495cabcc186b029ad78d.html#MH815k84OQmIylrZ.99
WASHINGTON
(AP) - The NAACP on Saturday announced that lawyer and activist Cornell
William Brooks would become its new national president and CEO.
The
selection of Brooks came as the nation celebrated the 60th anniversary
of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court which
outlawed segregation in public school, a lawsuit that was argued by the
organization's legal arm.
Brooks, 53, of Annandale, New Jersey,
will become the organization's 18th national president, replacing
interim leader Lorraine Miller. Miller has been serving in that position
since Benjamin Jealous ended his five-year tenure last year.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Brooks said he was looking forward to the work.
"I am deeply humbled and honored to be entrusted with the (AP) - The NAACP on Saturday announced that lawyer and activist Cornell
William Brooks would become its new national president and CEO.
The
selection of Brooks came as the nation celebrated the 60th anniversary
of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court which
outlawed segregation in public school, a lawsuit that was argued by the
organization's legal arm.
Brooks, 53, of Annandale, New Jersey,
will become the organization's 18th national president, replacing
interim leader Lorraine Miller. Miller has been serving in that position
since Benjamin Jealous ended his five-year tenure last year.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Brooks said he was looking forward to the work.
opportunity to lead this powerful historic organization," Brooks said.
"In our fight to ensure voting rights, economic equality, health equity,
and ending racial discrimination for all people, there is indeed much
work to be done."
Brooks said he was particularly humbled that his selection came around the Brown v. Board anniversary.
"As
a graduate of both Head Start and Yale Law School, I am a beneficiary,
an heir and a grandson if you will of Brown versus Board of Education,"
Brooks said. "My life is the direct product, if you will, of the legacy
of the blood, sweat and tears of the NAACP and so today I'm particularly
mindful that the NAACP has made America what it is, and certainly made
my life possible and we are all grateful heirs of that legacy."
NAACP
chair Roslyn Brock said the organization's board made a final decision
Friday night, and told The Associated Press of the selection Saturday
morning. Brooks will be formally presented to the Baltimore-based
organization's members at its national convention in Las Vegas in July.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20140517_ap_29bf3deff498495cabcc186b029ad78d.html#MH815k84OQmIylrZ.99
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