Benjamin Jealous

Events (9)

• July 13, 2010: NAACP Asks Tea Party Leaders to Repudiate Racism in Their Ranks 2010-07-13
• July 14, 2010: Tea Party Spokesman Calls NAACP ‘Race-Baiters,’ Compares Organization to ‘Slave Trader[s];’ Other Tea Party Figures Slam NAACP 2010-07-14
• July 15, 2010: Tea Party Spokesman Writes Inflammatory, Racist ‘Satirical’ Letter from ‘Coloreds’ to Lincoln Asking to Give Freedom Back 2010-07-15
• July 17-18, 2010: Tea Party Organization Expels Spokesman for Inflammatory Racist Blog Post 2010-07-17
• August 24, 2010: NAACP President Notes Sharp Differences between Tea Party Leaders, Supporters, Praises Members as ‘Sincere [and] Principled’ 2010-08-24
• September 27, 2010: NAACP Head Makes ‘Kristallnacht’ Reference, Conservatives Lambast Him as ‘Sick,’ ‘Hate-Filled’ 2010-09-27
• January 1-3, 2012: Republican Presidential Candidate Says He Will Not Improve African-Americans’ Lives ‘by Giving Them Someone Else’s Money’; Controversy over Candidate’s Word Choice Ensues 2012-01-01
• January 5, 2012: Gingrich Criticizes Media Coverage of Remarks 2012-01-05
• January 5, 2012: Gingrich: Black Americans ‘Should Demand Paychecks and Not Be Satisfied with Food Stamps’ 2012-01-05