SEN. REID AND BRUCE GORDON AT NAACP CONFERENCE
NAACP President and CEO Bruce Gordon (L) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NEV) talk during a NAACP Conference in Washington on July 17, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The NAACP's national board of directors has overwhelmingly approved a three-year contract for Benjamin Todd Jealous, the civil rights group's new president.
BALTIMORE, June 8 (UPI) -- The NAACP, a leading U.S. civil rights group, plans drastic staff cuts and will close its regional offices to save money.
NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) -- Radio host Don Imus should be fired for his racial slur about the Rutgers University women's basketball team, said a board member of CBS Corp. in New York.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- President Bush has accepted an invitation from the NAACP to speak at the organization's national convention in Washington.
ATLANTA, June 26 (UPI) -- The NAACP has named former Verizon Communications executive Bruce Gordon to the post of chief executive and president of the civil rights organization.
BALTIMORE, June 15 (UPI) -- The NAACP is set to name a former senior executive at Verizon Communications Inc., as its next president, The Washington Post said Wednesday.
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