Summary
In a veiled statement that appeared to be directed at [Julian Bond], [Wendell Anthony] said, "The NAACP is not any one certain person's organization. It is the people's organization. I decided to offer myself as service for the organization after 18 years of being president of the largest branch of the NAACP in the country. That's the Detroit branch."
Bond has been board chairman since 1998. In his 2008 retirement announcement, Bond said it was time to let younger leaders take over the NAACP. With Bond's strong support, Benjamin T. Jealous, 36, was chosen in May 2009 as president and CEO of the NAACP, becoming the youngest president in the national organization's history."It's not about personality. It's not about male versus female. It's not about young versus old. We need all of that. We need the experience, we need the energized. We need all of us to work together as an NAACP family," he said.See the full content of this document
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Pastor Launches Bid for National Naacp Chair
After announcing plans to retire at the end of his term in 2009, Julian Bond, chairman of the national board of directors for the NAACP, changed his mind and was re-elected to his post last year.
Bond has made no public statement regarding his intent...See the full content of this document
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