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...timely venture. A number of Black teachers have been lost to attrition, and a number are lost in the teaching exams, which are considered to be culturally biased," said Althea L.T. Simmons, chief lobbyist for the NAACP and director of the NAACP's Washington bureau. "This all adds up to a shortage for Blacks. The concept [of the program] is excellent...
Back in 1981, the executive director of the NAACP, Benjamin Hooks, warned Blacks to brace themselves for hard times similar to those faced during Reconstruction, saying that Reagan "could end up putting Black folks in a worse position than if a racist were in the White House." This has turned out to be true, but the damage shouldn't be irrevocable. The reversal of Reagan's veto indicates that his wholesale neglect of minority concerns is no longer acceptable to this country...
...optimistic appraisal winds down an important Government battle against academic segregation. As a result of a 1969 lawsuit by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the states were forced to submit plans to increase black enrollment and recruit more minority faculty at white institutions, and to upgrade facilities at traditionally black colleges. Otherwise, the states would face a cutoff of federal funds. Last week's ruling means that the four passing states -- Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia -- are now free of such orders...
...early 1980s, this group was questioning the notion that racism is an adequate explanation for the disparities between Black and white achievement. The group members attacked not only affirmative action and busing, but also civil rights leaders like Benjamin Hooks of the NAACP, who they said had a personal interest in policies that had proven themselves ineffective...
...Crimson had reported in early May that Loury's nomination had been delayed because of what officials termed a routine FBI security check. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) had vowed to testify against Loury at Senate confirmation hearings and many other advocacy groups were contemplating following the NAACP's lead...