Advancement of White People

National Association for the advancement of White people.

Founded December 14, 1953 in Delaware by Bryant Bowles.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Founded 1909

Echoing the focus of Du Bois' Niagara Movement began in 1905, the NAACP's stated goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution, which promised an end to slavery, the equal protection of the law, and universal adult male suffrage, respectively.

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In addition to pending lawsuits, the NAACP is calling on the White House and the Congress to supports federal legislation that would:
Allow bankruptcy courts to supervise loan modifications on primary residences, effectively mediating between lenders and homeowners;
Place a moratorium on home foreclosures for at least 9 months to allow homeowners to find and take remedial action;
Require a homeowner or servicer to pursue specific loss mitigation activities such as waiving late fees and other charges, establishing an affordable and sustainable repayment plan or loan modification or forbearance before a home may be foreclosed;
Protect renters who may reside in homes or apartment buildings going through foreclosure; and
Require comprehensive oversight and regulation to protect American mortgage consumers.

Lastly, the NAACP is strongly opposed to any legislation that would provide immunity to any financial service provider from lawsuits that address years of racially discriminatory actions.

LOOK WHO IS SUPPORTING NOMINATION OF TAX CHEAT ERIC HOLDER

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Statement of NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous On the Nomination of Eric Holder To be U.S. Attorney General

[During a press conference in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.]

Good morning.  My name is Benjamin Todd Jealous and I am the President and CEO of the NAACP, our Nation's oldest, largest and best known grassroots based civil rights organization.

I am here to lend our organizations' strong and unwavering support to the nomination of Eric Holder to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States.  In fact, prior to the holidays and just after President-elect Obama announced Mr. Holder's nomination, NAACP National Board Chairman Julian Bond and I sent a joint letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Arlen Specter urging their "swift and resounding" support for Mr. Holder's confirmation.

Eric Holder's historic nomination to serve as Attorney General could not have come at a more crucial time.  Eric Holder is uniquely qualified to lead the Department of Justice out of the quagmire in which it currently finds itself.  He is the . . . .

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