NAACP ELECTS ROSLYN M. BROCK TO CHAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Brock Youngest Ever, Fourth Woman to Serve as NAACP Board Chair

NEW YORK, NY – The NAACP named Roslyn Brock as Chair of the Board of Directors at its Annual Board Meeting on February 20 at the New York Hilton.

Brock, 44, became the youngest ever and fourth woman to serve as Chair of the NAACP’s Board of Directors. A highly qualified candidate, her NAACP resumé boasts more than 25 years of service to the NAACP in many capacities, including as a youth board member, Youth and College State Conference President, board member, and Vice Chair to the Board of Directors. Brock also created the annual NAACP Leadership 500 Summit, and has served as Chair of the Board Convention Planning Committee.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HONORS NAACP CENTENNIAL

Launch of New Online Exhibition and Symposium Will Feature Nearly 70 Heirlooms from NAACP History

On February 3, 2010, the Library of Congress will launch a new online exhibition honoring the NAACP in commemoration of Black History Month.

The online collection will feature nearly 70 treasures from the storied history of the NAACP, including the "Call”, Oswald Garrison Villard’s manifesto that launched the NAACP; the organization’s constitution and bylaws; photos of key events such as the New York Silent Protest of 1917, the Marian Anderson concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 and Rosa Parks’ 1955 arrest; documents about investigations of lynchings; President Harry Truman’s executive orders barring discrimination in the federal government and military; the Supreme Court decisions on discrimination; the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and background on seminal figures in the NAACP. The online exhibition will expand to eventually feature roughly 150 items.