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National  |  praisecharlotte Staff

News Roundup: Former NAACP President Ben Jealous May Run For U.S. Senate…AND MORE

Benjamin Jealous, the NAACP’s former president, is reportedly considering running for a U.S. Senate seat. According to sources close to Jealous, he’s eyeing the Senate…

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Charlotte  |  tonyajameson

Former NAACP President to Speak at YMCA Annual MLK Prayer Breakfast

VIA YMCA Communications Civil rights leader Benjamin Jealous will be the keynote speaker of the McCrorey YMCA’s 21st Annual MLK Holiday Prayer Breakfast at the Charlotte Convention Center’s Crown Ballroom on Monday, January 19, 2015.. More than 1,100 are expected to participate in Charlotte’s largest celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s breakfast […]

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National  |  tonyajameson

NAACP Calls For Civil Rights Charges Against Zimmerman

NAACP president Benjamin Jealous issued a statement following the George Zimmerman verdict calling for the Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. A jury in Sanford, Florida has found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. I know I am not alone in my outrage, anger, and heartbreak over this […]