The Other Black President

The NAACP confronts a new political -- and racial -- era.

Jealous is part community organizer, part savvy financial operator, and part tech geek. In less than a year as president, he has made converts out of his critics both within the NAACP and outside it, and he has modernized the organization by drawing young, gifted and black talent. In advance of the presidential election, Jealous developed a new online system to help the NAACP register thousands of voters. And he has used his fundraising connections to ... Full Story »

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Tamika Thompson
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by Tamika Thompson - Feb. 24, 2009

Sound reporting. An informative profile of Ben Jealous. The profile is particularly good at using Jealous to situate the NAACP in a 21st Century context.

I would have liked to have seen some sources who were closer to Jealous personally and professionally, but there is a lot to learn about the man in this piece.

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