Remarks by NAACP national on marriage equality: this is one of the key civil rights struggles of our time

By: Monday May 21, 2012 3:36 pm

The race-baiting, divisive people behind the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council take note. The NAACP is not having your wedge strategy. Today the national NAACP held a press conference; here are the remarks. Remarks by Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors May 21, 2012 As you now [...]

My letter to the editor: intersection – the NC marriage discrimination amendment and social justice

By: Monday January 30, 2012 12:12 pm

NAACP National President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous was in Durham, NC on Saturday, after a trip to Baltimore last week to address the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Creating Change, the 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality. One of the statements he made during his speech resonated with me: “Unfortunately, the national media tends to exaggerate [...]

NAACP Supports Passage of Maryland’s Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Bill

By: Saturday January 28, 2012 12:22 am

Speaking Friday at Creating Change, an annual national conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, NAACP President Ben Jealous announced that the Maryland gender identity anti-discrimination bill has his organization’s backing. The bill (SB 212) was introduced late last week and awaits action in the Senate Judicial Proceedings committee. It is comprehensive in coverage, [...]

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