Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Am I most brotha or sista Keepers-Roslyn Brock ?

Roslyn Brock will be taking this question to the community as the new chairperson of one of the oldest organization in the African-American Community, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Brock will be the youngest board member to chair the organization. Brock will take over the long held seat from 70 year old Julian Bond. Bond, a long time civil right leader has been accused by young folks of being out of touch with issues impacting the "Black" Community.

At the age 0f 35,Brock served as vice-chairperson under Julian Bond in 2001 and brings to her new position over 25 years of NAACP leadership experience:
"Over the past twenty five years, Brock has served the NAACP in several
leadership roles. She is a Diamond Life Member of NAACP and joined the
Association as a freshman at Virginia Union University where she was elected
President of the Youth and College Division from the Commonwealth of
Virginia. One year later, she was elected as a Youth Board Member from
Region 7 – representing the District of Columbia, Maryland and the
Commonwealth of Virginia"

You can read more about Brock here:

The New York Times

The Washington Post

USA Today

Black Enterprise

CNN

CBSNews

ABC News

Go here if you ever wanted to tell the story of an unsung hero sponsored by the NAACP.




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