Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 11 January 1996 — Page 25
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The Muncie Times, January 11,1996, Page 25
Mfume, Evers-Williams strengthen NAACP leadership team
Hugh e.
Price
In February, Myrlie EversWilliams, widow of Medgar Evers, won the NAACP chairmanship and set out to turn the tide of debt and credibility of the organization around. Included in these priorities was the search for a new CEO. Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland is a splendid choice for that post And there are plenty of reasons why Rep. Mfume will be perfect. He has experience getting
things done on a national level and is serving his fifth term in the U.S. Congress. He knows and is respected by the players on the national scene and can negotiate outcomes and get things done inside the Washington Beltway. As a warrior for the cause of African Americans, he’s been in the trenches. He understands the pain that we have felt. As a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, he
has shown leadership for our cause. When he served as the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, he showed his skill at fundraising from corporations, individuals and foundations. He has been on a number of important congressional committees, including the Banking and Finance Services Committee. He is also the ranking Democratic member on the General Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. He also serves on the Small Business Committee and the Subcommittee on Government Programs. Also important, Rep. Mfume has been able to focus congressional attention on a broad range of minority business development concerns in the United States. Those efforts included
minority business development in federal government contracting, the Personal Communications System (PCS) Spectrum Auction and health care reform. During his tenure in Congress, Rep. Mfume has consistently advocated landmark minority business and civil rights legislation. He successfully co-sponsored the Americans with Disabilities Act and authored the minority contracting and employment amendments to the Financial Institutions Reform and Recovery Act. He strengthened the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and amended the Community Reinvestment Act in the interest of minority financial institutions. He also co-authored and amended the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to apply to U.S. citizens woriring for companies abroad and is the sponsor of legislative
initiatives banning assault weapons and establishing stalking as a federal crime. This is the kind of person the NAACP needs to take on its debt, strengthen its board and fulfill its mission. The NAACP, founded in 1909, and the National Urban League, founded in 1910, have been sister organizations for 85 years. In that time, we have challenged racism and poverty. Both organizations believe that African Americans must share equally in the rewards of the American dream. The fixture will not be easy, but with Myrlie Evers-Williams and Kweisi Mfume at the helm, the effectiveness of the NAACP will be strengthened. The civil rights movement now has a full team on the field. It’s time we press together toward the goal line. WWW
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