Friday, May 2, 2014

L.A. NAACP President Resigns Amid Sterling Controversy --A disbarred judge, expelled from bench? And NOBODY checked?!

L.A. NAACP President Resigns Amid Sterling Controversy --A disbarred judge, expelled from bench? And NOBODY checked?!

May 02, 2014 Donald Sterling , Leon Jenkins 2 Comments
Former NAACP President, Leon Jenkins
Photo:  Nick Ut / AP
Source:  www.usatoday.com
By Huffington Post / AP, May 1, 2014

Los Angeles NAACP President Leon Jenkins resigned Thursday amid controversy over the organization's connections to Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

The group was expected to honor Sterling with a lifetime achievement award, but withdrew its plans after audio recordings of Sterling making racist comments emerged. Jenkins announced Monday that Sterling's donations to the organization would be returned, adding, "There is a personal, economic and social price that Mr. Sterling must pay for his attempt to turn back the clock on race relations." Sterling was banned for life from the NBA on Tuesday and fined $2.5 million.

Records indicate that Sterling's foundations have given Jenkins' branch at least $45,000 since 2007, The New York Times reports. The Times also points out that Sterling was given a similar award under Jenkins' leadership in 2009.

"Please be advised that the legacy, history and reputation of the NAACP is more important to me than the presidency," Jenkins declared in his letter of resignation shared in a NAACP statement. He added that he was resigning "In order to separate the Los Angeles NAACP and the NAACP from the negative exposure I have caused the NAACP."

The NAACP added that the national office is developing branch guidelines for the award selection process.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 2, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    America has gone full retard

    ReplyDelete
  2. tlhMay 2, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    Jenkins is not alone---he has follows they went along will they Quit.

    ReplyDelete

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