The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People selected its youngest leader to date, with 44 year old Roslyn Brock recently being named chairwoman of the 101 year old organization. At a news conference, Brock stressed her desire to make the NAACP "relevant to a new generation of human and civil rights activists, and to get young people involved." Brock also said that she wants "to get the word out that the NAACP is alive and well, and that we are a multi-cultural, multi-racial organization." One of Brock's biggest priorities with the interest group will be to bring affordable health care to the nation's 47 million people who are currently uninsured, and she plans to work with the Obama administration to accomplish this. Additionally, Brock said that she will "advocate for specific policy legislation that move forward a progressive agenda" in the areas of health care, education, and jobs. The NAACP is one of the nation's oldest interest groups and is known for its past success in court litigation. I think Brock's appointment will be good for the NAACP, as it should bring some more energy to the organization and, like Brock said, make it more mainstream with the younger generation. It's interesting how the NAACP has grown from promoting simple civil right to now calling for comprehensive health care and getting involved in some other domestic affairs. I guess it just shows how much the U.S. has progressed in the 101 years since W.E.B. DuBois and others founded the group. Read more at http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/21/us.naacp.leadership/index.html?hpt=Sbin.
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