The Continuum of Black Leadership in America

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One hundred years after W.E.B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett moved the Niagara Movement into the NAACP, the ascendancy of a 35-year-old journalist/activist/philanthropist to the highest office should be applauded. While young leaders do not replace older ones, but complement the leadership continuum, it is timely that [Ben Jealous] brings a fresh vision to the NAACP. Born in California, and trained at Columbia University and Oxford University, his academic preparation is strong. Serving as the executive director of the NAACP has afforded Jealous with a pulse of the people's priorities.

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The Continuum of Black Leadership in America

The continuum of leadership in Black America has been rooted in competence, apprenticeship, vision and timing. The announcement last mon...

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