NAACP One Nation 4805 Mount Hope Drive Baltimore, MD 21215 One www.naacp.org Dream 2010 AnnuAl RepoRt OurOur Mission Mission TableTable of Contents of Contents The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2 Introduction 4 Chairman’s Letter is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of 6 President & CEO’s Letter all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. 8 SCF Chairman’s Letter 10 Removing Obstacles to Good Health 12 Knowledge is the Path to Power for Our Children Vision Statement 14 Restoring Justice to a Damaged System Vision Statement 16 Protecting Our Climate The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is 18 Safeguarding Family Finances to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial 20 Where the Work Becomes Reality: Field Operations and Membership hatred or racial discrimination. 22 Guiding the Next Generation 24 Providing a Voice for the Oppressed in Court 26 Lighting Up Hollywood 28 Speaking Out in Our Nation’s Capital 30 Joining Together for Progress 32 Celebrating Our Unity 34 Financials 36 Donors 40 Board of Directors 41 SCF Board of Trustees 42 NAACP Staff 44 NAACP Regions with U.S. Map

NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 1 IntroductionIntroduction NAACP Our Second Century

AACP began our second The historic 2008 election reminded us all of bigotry and senseless violence have become century in 2010, and it was an how much power we have when we act to- more and more frequent as a means of accordingly powerful year. After gether in civic engagement. In 2010, NAACP political discourse. In addition to public calls the emergence of so many launched initiatives to ensure black voters for civility, the NAACP passed a resolution at Nexciting initiatives in our Centennial year, remained involved in local, state, and na- its 2010 convention urging people from all 2010 was the time when we settled gladly tional elections – and that all of our numbers sides of every debate to resist the urge to use to our work, applying our unified strength were counted in the 2010 Census so we were racist, bigoted comments during the course to turning intention into reality; dreams allocated our fair share. of debate and to cease and desist in the use into practical programs to ensure as much of violence as a means of political expression, progress in our second century as we’ve seen NAACP delegates voted unanimously at the as it has no place in a democratic society. since our founding in 1909. National Convention to ask the Tea Party Movement to repudiate racist leaders, and Jobs, justice, and education remained critical We have come far – but our eyes remain open the NAACP Board ratified the vote. We points of concern – so in recognition of to reality. Too many black families are strug- released a report detailing associations the strength of our unity, the One Nation gling to provide health care for their children; between Tea Party organizations and Working Together March brought an NAACP brought our full weight to the issue of acknowledged hate groups in the United estimated 175,000 people from all 50 states comprehensive health care reform – and while States, and maintained www.teapartytracker. to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC the final bill does not achieve all of our goals, org, a website that monitors instances of on October 10 (10-2-10) to draw attention it goes a long way to caring for families in pro- racism and other forms of extremism within to these fundamentally important issues. found need, and serves as a guidepost on our the Tea Party movement. On every page of the 2010 Annual Report, you will longer journey. We want to make our neighborhoods safer see the challenges we face as we begin our second 2010 was also marked by the NAACP pursu- while reforming the injustices of the pe- century, and the steps we’re taking to overcome Predatory lending and financial mismanage- ing civility in discourse. Specifically, one of nal system; the result – our Smart and Safe those challenges. Each new success further cements ment deem too many black families to the the basic tenets of our democracy is the right Campaign – is already changing state policies our stability and our determination. And we are nightmare of entrenched poverty. But in to disagree, and the NAACP has a long and revising the way our nation provides grateful for the support of every person who stands 2010, NAACP developed the Fair Lending history of political struggle through non- opportunities for those who have paid their with us as we move forward – every person who Principles and created the Financial Freedom violence and using words and ideas to debt to society. shares the dream of one nation truly grounded in Center to help people of color protect their change people’s views via the democratic equality and justice. financial future. process. Sadly, incidents of intolerance,

2 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 3 Our Second Chairman, National Board of Directors n 2010, we took as our theme “NAACP: One Nation, One Dream.” Our hundred-and-first Our Second Century year was fueled by the extraordinary pride, appreciation for historic accomplishments, Iand recognition of progress that filled the previous, Centennial year. We entered 2010 as we left it: With Century renewed fervor and unremitting determination. In February 2010, I was accorded the singular honor of being elected Chairman of the National Board of Directors of this venerable organization. It is my hope that my service as Chair demonstrates the continually upward path of the NAACP as “We work to benefit not just we work together to achieve our mission of equal opportunity and full African Americans but every citizenship rights. That mission is alive and well across the nation. Today we have volunteer person in the United States. constituents in 1,700 units (both Youth and Adult) from all walks of life. The goal of true equality They maintain our work in communities from Maine to California, from Georgia to the State of Washington. Steadily, consistently, and with great – of real opportunity – is dedication, they are working each day to overcome the many challenges we face in education, employment, economic opportunity, health, criminal common to us all. We are justice, voting, and much more.

one nation with one dream.” This Report for 2010 highlights our programs and ongoing work by volunteers and staff. Each page shows the work we do, empowered by your help. Together, “Let us march on, ‘Till victory is won.” Roslyn M. Brock Chairman Sincerely, NAACP National Board of Directors

Roslyn M. Brock Chairman NAACP National Board of Directors

4 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 5 President & CEO

s we begin our second century We confront serious challenges when we of service to this great nation, tackle the goals of equality and justice – but NAACP has maintained an impres- we will never be numb to the individual sive roster of programs, advocat- voice that cries out for help. Our strength Aing on behalf of communities of color on comes from the dedication and support of a variety of critical issues. As we worked in hundreds of thousands of members – and unity to advocate for equity, a good quality from the hopes and dreams of all who will of life, and futures filled with opportunity benefit from a better society. for our children, we also found the time and the compassion to reach out in assistance to 2010 was a building year for us, a year in those beset by immediate disasters. which our capacity to effect change in- creased and our outreach became even When the earthquake in Haiti shattered an longer. This continues the strong pattern of already-precarious nation, NAACP members growth created in our first century. I invite acted promptly, not only to assist those you to join with us once again as we enter struggling to survive in Haiti, but also to our second century to work, shoulder to seek temporary legal status for Haitians in shoulder and hand to hand, for a better this country who had no home to return to. future.

When the Gulf Coast oil spill shattered the “By working together, NAACP will bring as fishing communities along the Gulf, NAACP stood firm for the black families of that much progress to our nation in our second region, ensuring that aid and assistance was Benjamin Todd Jealous provided without bias or favoritism. President & CEO century as we did in our first. We stand NAACP When tornadoes and flooding and other on the shoulders of giants – and will do as signs of alarming climate change devastated much for our children and grandchildren as the Midwest, it was the NAACP who made sure that relief efforts reached all who were our parents and grandparents did for us.” affected – even as our Climate Justice team was working in Washington, DC and across the nation on long-term efforts to secure Benjamin Todd Jealous better, more thoughtful, and more just envi- ronmental policies and laws. NAACP President & CEO

6 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 7 Chairman, Special Contributions Fund

his report provides a retrospective Such programs as these and many more glimpse of the NAACP’s programs, were made possible through the efforts of challenges and accomplishments in our staff and hundreds of thousands of our 2010 as we forged ahead under our stalwart NAACP volunteers and supported by Tbanner: “NAACP: One Nation, One Dream.” members and generous donors. The collec- tive fundraising campaign of our NAACP Our work across the nation, empowered by Special Contribution Fund Board of Trustees some 1,700 NAACP Adult & Youth Units, ad- produced more than $3,600,000 in 2010 – an dressed social justice reform for undeserved impressive increase of $1,000,000 over 2009. minority communities. Our efforts bore rich For this vital accomplishment, we pay richly- fruit: deserved tribute to our SCF Trustees and look forward to even greater success in the future. • We constructed and launched an NAACP Census program “Yes We Count,” so We hope that you, our reader, will come with NAACP trained volunteers could reach out us as we enter the 102nd year of The NAACP to more than 600,000 households. Campaign for Justice. • An Education Justice Program was initiated to increase teaching excellence and equity Sincerely, in failing schools through our “Campaign for High School Equity.” We also focused on school re-segregation and inadequate funding based upon school district lines. • During the year, the NAACP initiated a Climate Justice Initiative to reduce envi- Eugene J. Duffy ronmental disparities. Chairman • Through our Health Justice Program, we NAACP Special Contribution Fund Board of began to collaborate with black faith insti- Trustees tutions to address HIV/AIDS education in “Our work across the nation, empowered by our communities. some 1,700 NAACP Adult & Youth Units, • Finally, 2010 saw the opening of an NAACP Financial Freedom Campaign addressed social justice reform for undeserved Center in Washington, DC, to increase the ability of African Americans and other un- minority communities.” derserved groups to obtain competitively priced credit and financing.

8 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 9 ARemoving Healthy Obstacles to Good Society Health

…it becomes more than a question of health or health delivery systems – it becomes an issue of social justice and civil rights.

hen such a large proportion of a popula- And in November, the NAACP Health Department hosted tion is affected by specific and chronic its first international summit on HIV/AIDS entitled The health issues (as the Black community is Forgotten Epidemic: HIV/AIDS Crisis in Black America in hit by HIV/AIDS and childhood obesity), Boston, MA. In partnership with the Harvard University it becomes more than a question of health Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), the NAACP convened Wor health delivery systems – it becomes an issue of social over 20 partners representing government, faith leaders, justice and civil rights. We look to our society to make the healthcare, black civic and community organizations, changes that will best serve the population – and we stand youth, LGBT activists as well as world renowned HIV/ proudly in defense of communities of color. Our focus in AIDS researchers. This was the first in a series of meetings 2010 included: that explored how and why HIV/AIDS has become an overwhelming epidemic in the black community. Health Care Reform: As the Congress brought the compre- hensive health care bill to a vote, the NAACP partnered with Childhood obesity: First Lady Michelle Obama spoke elo- other civil rights organizations and engaged in extensive quently at our national convention about the epidemic of outreach efforts to our members to ensure that the voice of childhood obesity in communities of color. We are glad to those who we represent was considered in this critical vote. have her partnership, and worked throughout the year to train and support local units so they could promote healthy HIV/AIDS: Knowledge and awareness is critical to avoiding living and advocate for change. Our publicity campaign the spread of HIV, and managing the condition. We hosted included advertorials and articles in national magazines. HIV 101 workshops across the nation and promoted NAACP is serving as the co-lead of the Childhood Obesity awareness and prevention with a targeted Awareness Month council, and we planned publicity campaign in national magazines. and participated in a national minority We brought our message to Faith and health briefing on Capitol Hill. Community Leadership Summits in Los Angeles and Jackson, Mississippi, and attended the United States Conference on AIDS to ensure a clear policy-level understanding of the role of civil rights in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

10 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 11 To reach our fullest potential as a nation, our children need fair discipline policies and practices, EducationKnowledge is the Path to Power for Our Children desegregated learning environments, and deeply engaged communities.

very parent wants success for their children; We worked to support the efforts of NAACP branches the same success for the individual means and units – including: success for our society. In our world today, the potential of every child deserves to be • Texas – to bring public attention to proposed realized. To reach our fullest potential as a changes in the state’s history curriculum. Enation, our children need fair discipline policies and practices, desegregated learning environments, and • New York – to ensure the needs of students were deeply engaged communities. As NAACP furthers met and the voices of the community were heard our commitment to achievement for all, we focus on the subject of school closings. our efforts along the continuum of learning – from high-quality pre-schools, to excellent teachers, to • California – to improve diversity on university expanded learning opportunities, and to funding campuses and to preserve teaching excellence in a specifically allocated for the neediest students. climate of budget austerity.

The 2010 Daisy Bates Education Summit • Mississippi – to elect leaders who bring more convened the Association’s champions for learning fairness to education spending. to consider the national agenda for school reform. We used traditional and innovative education • North Carolina – to preserve one of the nation’s organizing techniques to form a core group leading desegregation plans. from which to build a national movement for transformation in education.

An education toolkit and handbook were created to enable participants including NAACP branches and units, to identify emerging priorities.

In concert with six other leading civil rights organizations, the NAACP released a framework for increasing equity in the nation’s main education law. It highlights our ongoing work with the administration and the Congress to strengthen support for the success of disadvantaged students and students of color across the country.

12 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 13 CriminalRestoring Justice to a DamagedJustice System

ough-on-crime sentencing laws were supposed to make our A trio of reports were created in 2010, including communities safer – and yet as millions languish behind bars for The Women and Incarceration Report, to non-violent crimes, our neighborhoods are not strengthened. In examine the challenges faced by women in the many cases, they are profoundly weakened, as the penal system penal system. The other two, Best Practices and has become the only substitute for effective substance addiction Recommendations for Reentry, and Misplaced Tprograms or mental health facilities, and as economic opportunity has faded in Priorities, were researched, and designed for at-risk communities. release in 2011.

NAACP’s newly-launched Smart and Safe Initiative seeks a better future for NAACP took part in efforts on behalf of victims of our young people, our communities, and our societies. We ask for better from legal injustices across the nation. Among the cases our government, and commit to providing more opportunity to those victim- in which we were actively engaged: ized by the criminal justice system. To that end, we worked on many efforts in Jaime and Gladys Scott, Mississippi – sentenced 2010: in 1994 to double life sentences for a purported found this judgment unusually harsh; we lobbied NAACP took part in efforts on behalf of armed robbery resulting in $11. This incredibly and inspired citizen action. New York Governor Ban The Box Initiative seeks a new harsh sentence was handed down despite troubling David Paterson listened, and commuted Mr. White’s victims of legal injustices across the nation. mandate: Those who have served their questions regarding the accuracy of witness sentence to 2 to 4 years. time and paid their debt to society ought testimony, possible coercion, and potential racial not be discriminated against. We worked bias. Fighting for the Scott sisters, the NAACP along Troy Davis, Georgia – Davis was convicted in 1991 with the private and public sector to “Ban the Box” – that is, to remove the with our partners finally succeeded in securing the of killing a Savannah police officer, despite the fact question about criminal history from employment applications. release of the sisters. that no physical evidence linking him to the crime and the weapon used was ever found. Even when NAACP produced the Criminal Justice Toolkit and corresponding handbook John White, New York – After a group of teens witnesses recanted, a judge ruled that Davis had not to help units and activists understand the key areas of our programs and to threatened to kill John White’s son, he confronted proved his evidence. He spent 2010 on Death Row – provide examples for effective engagement in specific campaigns. With this the teens in his driveway, armed with a pistol for where he has been for almost two decades. toolkit, each unit across the nation is better equipped to monitor and respond his protection. One of the teens lunged for the to criminal injustice at the local level. gun, which went off, killing the young man. White was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. NAACP

14 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 15 In the aftermath of the horrific Gulf Coast oil spill, ClimateProtecting Our Climate Justice our Gulf Oil Drilling Disaster Project documented the impact of the oil spill, ensuring that the voices of NAACP leadership were heard by those entities and agencies in charge of the response.

today from town halls to Capitol Hill affect from academia, civil rights, the energy us all and will for decades and centuries to industry, the federal government, and come. With more than 300,000 members, the environmental movement considered the NAACP can wield enough might to the state’s current and prospective energy increase equity for often-disenfranchised needs and how those needs would impact communities of color; our focus is now on communities of color. increasing understanding among the com- munity about the importance of climate NAACP launched the Black Church justice and the powerful effects we can have Environmental and Climate Justice on our future. Leadership Initiative at the NAACP Religious Leadership Summit. We worked to We pooled our common concerns and united increase awareness among African American the strength of our members behind is- clergy about environmental and climate sues of growing concern with the Climate justice. The strong participation of African Justice Education and Capacity Building American church leaders will advance our ef- Consortium on Sustainability Research Initiative. Regional and state trainings were forts to promote energy efficiency and clean and Public Policy, a meeting of historically he ongoing quest for justice and conducted across the nation to increase the energy policies and practices. black colleges and universities in the Gulf equality evolves as our world understanding of our members about the Coast states of Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, changes. No one could have pre- connection between climate change and In the aftermath of the horrific Gulf Coast Mississippi, and Texas to discuss a research dicted in 1909, NAACP’s found- our lives. And we created a clearinghouse oil spill, our Gulf Oil Drilling Disaster agenda on sustainability in the region. ing year, that climate justice database of informational resources so all can Project documented the impact of the oil Twould become an essential civil right. In our access essential knowledge. spill, ensuring that the voices of NAACP second century, we defend our lives and our leadership were heard by those entities and futures when we demand the programs and At the NAACP-hosted New Energy Summit agencies in charge of the response. Our policies that help (not damage) our environ- in Mississippi, members of the Black common goal was to ensure that response ment. Questions of energy and environmen- Leadership Forum and the Mississippi efforts upheld the civil and human rights tal policy can seem distant and unimportant State Conference of the NAACP gathered of the affected communities in the Gulf. In on a daily basis – but the choices being made to consider climate justice. Leaders addition, NAACP convened the Gulf HBCU

16 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 17 By working together, the NAACP has the strength to negotiate revised policies and redresses of EconomicSafeguarding Family FinancesOpportunity wrongs from some of the most powerful players in the nation.

We began planning for the with a criminal record. opening of the Financial Freedom Campaign and Center, • The NAACP Gateway to Leadership Program provided at the Thurgood Marshall Center students at historically black colleges and universities with in Washington, DC to bring this summer internships at leading financial services firms. valuable service to life. As the fo- African Americans make up less than 6% of the financial cal point of our Economic Team, industry’s executives, managers, and administrators; the new Financial Freedom our program will open new paths to success to financial Center will provide long-term services students and increase our representation in the services to communities of critical financial world. color – but even before its doors open, the progress has been • To ensure wide-scale access to knowledge, the Economic impressive: Program developed online educational resources, including an Economic Opportunity Toolkit, subprime and • The Financial Empowerment predatory lending fact sheets, and information on payday Partnership between NAACP lending, usury, and student loan debt. A web-based green and major banks will improve jobs portal provided resources and information in the fair credit access, sustainable growing green economy. homeownership, and finan- cial education for African Americans and other under- served groups. s we struggle to endure a poor economy, our greatest asset is the ability to act in unity to • The Corporate Fairness Scorecard (formerly known as the defend against predatory practices. By working Economic Reciprocity Initiative) measured performance in together, the NAACP has the strength to negoti- racial diversity and fairness in America’s fastest-growing ate revised policies and redresses of wrongs from industries. The goal is to inspire job creation and advance- Asome of the most powerful players in the nation. Our new ment and wealth building in African American communi- Financial Freedom Campaign Center is the result of our uni- ties and other communities of color. fied strength. In 2010, major banks signed onto the NAACP Banking Principles on Fairness and Lending, which advances • NAACP led efforts in a campaign for the Removal of practices that ensure all borrowers get the highest qual- Barriers to Employment for Formerly Incarcerated ity credit vehicle appropriate for their circumstances. The People. This effort in both the public and private sector Principles guard against racial discrimination in lending. seeks to end unnecessary discrimination against people

18 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 19 The impressive effort to coordinate and shape the strength of individuals into a coherent Field Operations whole falls on our field operations staff,…

and economic backgrounds spoke – did not just result in better leadership including NAACP Chairman Roslyn for the black community. It resulted in Whereand the Membership Work Becomes Reality Brock, NAACP President Benjamin better leadership for America.” Todd Jealous, Ed Schultz of MSNBC, NAACP for Haiti Relief Challenge ur strength and power radio talk show host Tom Joyner, Harry Our Yes We Count census campaign raised $100,000 to donate funds come from the passion, Belafonte, Actor Charlie Hill, Poet Alix took as its goal a 5% increase in census in support of Haitian relief efforts. dedication, and commit- Olson, Actor Wendell Pierce, actor Paul response rates for 471 hard-to-count The NAACP for Haiti Relief Fund ment of individuals – and Rodriguez, and Singer and Songwriter census tracts in 11 states. We used channeled contributors’ gifts directly to it is our 300,000+ mem- George Clinton. phone banking and outreach activities partner organizations in Haiti working Obers who inspire and empower all that to remind citizens that the census to provide food, water, temporary we do as we began our second century. The One Nation Voting Together/ results define how national resources are shelter, and medical services. Organized into 1,700 branches, 600 Let’s Do It Again civic engagement allocated; ignoring the census can only Youth and College chapters, and 210 campaign was launched in July of harm the community as a whole. This year, tornados wrecked devastation ACT-SO programs, the NAACP is the 2010, in support of the One Nation on Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, nation’s largest volunteer-run advocacy Working Together March. We used NAACP’s 880 Campaign for Real Missouri, North Carolina, and Arkansas. organization focused on the problems public education and organizing Health Care Reform supported the Floods hit the Midwest and forest fires facing African American families – and through media and technology, and work of our Washington Bureau in the swept through California. Our field a driver of lasting change and benefit in conducted field trainings with local passage of the comprehensive health operations staff worked with NAACP our society. chapters and state conferences. The care bill. Field Organizing staff worked partners to ensure poor and minority impressive turnout for the March with state conferences and units to communities were properly served with The impressive effort to coordinate and was at least in part a result of this inspire letter-writing campaigns, in- shelters, canteens, ongoing disaster shape the strength of individuals into a dedicated effort. district office visits, and personal calls to assessments, and more. coherent whole falls on our field opera- members of Congress. NAACP was able tions staff, who work with great spirit to Since 2000, NAACP has gathered a to mobilize thousands of people around tackle the challenges we face as a nation Statistics prove the point: When we get our field operations, and leadership group of like-minded protesters in the nation. – from home foreclosures and police involved, we have the capacity to shape of NAACP President, Benjamin Todd Columbia, South Carolina on the brutality to campus and environmental and improve our great nation. In 2010, Jealous, and George Gresham, President occasion of Martin Luther King Day to And our Regional Civil Rights racism, and entrenched bias in the pur- over 750 people in 10 states were for- of SEIU, and over 400 diverse partners, protest the flying of the Confederate Advocacy Training Institutes helped suit of criminal justice. mally trained on best practice strategies the One Nation Working Together flag that still flies in front of the State over 1,000 NAACP members to to implement civic engagement cam- March in Washington, DC was a mas- House dome. In 2010, NAACP President hone their skills and understandings CIVIC engAgement paigns, over 500 CD-ROM toolkits and sive success. Held on October (10-2- and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous of effective practices of civil rights 2,500 training manuals were distributed 10), the March brought together over addressed the crowd: “When we lift advocacy and organizing. In the 2008 elections, the total num- to NAACP units, and more than half 175,000 people from all 50 states to the floor for how you treat black folks ber of voters was roughly unchanged a million promotional materials were the Lincoln Memorial to draw atten- in this country, we lift the floor for HumAnItARIAn ASSIStAnCe from earlier presidential elections – but produced and provided to 165 units. tion to jobs, justice, and education. how you treat everyone. As we stand the percentage of young people and of After an interfaith service, 40 speakers here today, we know that our battles Following the devastating January African Americans rose dramatically. Thanks to the steadfast support of from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, to desegregate politics in this country earthquake in the island nation, the

20 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 21 Just as we learned from those who came before us, it is our turn to guide TheGuiding Nextthe Next Generation Generation and help the next generation as we begin our second century.

ust as we learned from those who robust results. Members of our Youth Units came before us, it is our turn to guide were asked to pledge the number of new and help the next generation as we members they would enlist by the end of begin our second century. Once it was the year; over 10,000 pledges were received. Jconsidered enough to invest in our Over 25 units held Remix events, collecting future leaders for what they could contribute signatures, email addresses, and telephone tomorrow; today it’s clear that young people numbers of interested and potential mem- are a transformative force right now – and bers. These efforts to expand our reach to every positive step they take equips them to youth membership continued to advance be even better leaders when it becomes their with impressive enthusiasm. turn to guide change. Nothing succeeds like success, and the next generation is already We created the One Nation Spoken Word learning how much they can accomplish Showcase Tour to feature local youth talent with unity, determination, and support. on college campuses. Participants focused on positive self-development and human ACT-SO – the Academic, Cultural, rights using a fusion of poetry, the spoken Technological, and Scientific Olympics word, hip hop music, and culture. – held its 32nd national competition concurrently with the NAACP National In addition, the Youth & College Division Convention in Kansas City. In 2010, hosted a Leadership Retreat helping 582 young people competed, drawn from young leaders learn how to educate their the thousands who competed in local peers about social security. The Move-In NAACP programs. Gold, silver, and bronze Movement and a Collegiate Leadership medals were awarded along with other Summit increased the visibility and prizes such as laptop computers in each of knowledge base of the NAACP and civil 26 categories from business and biology to rights issues with college leaders across performing arts. the country.

In our Centennial year, the Youth & College Division launched the 100 Remix cam- paign to inspire young people to join the NAACP; by 2010, the program was showing

22 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 23 LegalProviding a AdvocacyVoice for the Oppressed in Court NAACP maintains our Legal Advocacy Team because these legal decisions help to define justice and equality across our nation.

AACP maintains our Legal • The NAACP partnered with many of the Advocacy team not only be- nation’s largest banks in the Financial cause the lawsuits we undertake Freedom Center whose programs are affect the individuals involved designed to improve fair credit access, but also because these legal sustainable homeownership and financial Ndecisions help to define justice and equality literacy for communities of color and other across our nation. The cases we work on are historically disadvantaged communities. larger than any one of us; they represent what is fair and equal for all of us. In 2010, our legal • Madison Avenue Project, working to con- work included many reasons to celebrate – and vince advertising agencies that diversity at many examples of the power of united action. all levels of a company is good for business as well as the right thing to do.

The NAACP/Kellogg’s 2010 Law Fellows Program provided young lawyers with the opportunity to work on real-world cases. The Fellows assisted staff attorneys, participated in the Troy Anthony Davis trial, took part in the Continuing Legal Education Seminar held as a part of the NAACP National Convention in Kansas City, and visited places of particular note, including the U. S. Supreme Court, the FBI, and the Department of Justice.

24 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 25 HollywoodLighting Up Hollywood Bureau

The way people of color are viewed is often determined by the treatment of blacks and minorities in entertainment.

he way people of color are viewed is often determined by Fresh Ink Writers. To encourage writers of the treatment of blacks and all ethnicities to break into the highly com- minorities in entertainment. petitive world of television writing, Warner NAACP maintains a Hollywood Bros. Television partnered with NAACP to TBureau focusing on outreach, education, create Fresh Ink Writers to help develop and encouragement for studio executives, comedy and drama ideas from ethnic mi- producers, writers, actors, and more. As nority writers. Fresh Ink was created to seek we began our second century in 2010, the out fresh, new, diverse voices from within Hollywood Bureau oversaw many exciting the creative community. projects, among them:

nAACp Interactive timeline. The Hollywood Bureau further enhanced the NAACP Interactive Timeline at www. naacphistory.org - to bring alive the topic of American history from the Association’s point of view. The notable host of the inter- active timeline is Laurence Fishburne.

the nAACp master Writing Fellowship. The fellowship was awarded to two students working on their masters in film. In ad- dition to working with television studios and their universities, the Fellows also participate in an internship with NAACP’s Hollywood Bureau.

26 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 27 WashingtonSpeaking Out in Our Nation’s Bureau Capital In 2010, over 300,000 citizens across the nation received timely information and avenues for AACP has had a Washington activism through our Action Bureau for 70 years, • The Fair Sentencing Act is a good first step to eliminat- and with each year ing the gross racial discriminations of sentencing between Alerts and Issue Updates. our presence, au- possession of crack and powder cocaine. Although the Nthority, and influence has grown. revised law still does not treat the two forms of the illegal In 2010, over 300,000 citizens possession equally, this bill is the first time in over 40 across the nation received timely years that Congress has moved to reduce any mandatory information and avenues for ac- minimum sentence. tivism through our Action Alerts and Issue Updates. By remain- • Funding for more than 160,000 public school teachers ing united and determined, we nationwide is a crucial new provision to help avoid celebrated significant victories drastic and painful cuts in state and local government in 2010, including the passage education budgets. of critically important NAACP- supported bills: • The Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 establishes a $30 billion • The Affordable Health lending fund for small businesses and provides $12 Care Act will provide health billion in tax breaks and enhanced federal small business insurance to more than 8 programs. million African Americans and will block forms of discrimination for those who already as 700,000 African American farmers will be compensated • The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will invest $45 bil- have health insurance. for years of racial discrimination at the hands of the U.S. lion to fight malnutrition and childhood hunger, as well Department of Agriculture. as childhood obesity. It includes the first increase in fed- • The HIRE Act (“Hiring Incentives to Restore eral meal reimbursements to schools in almost 40 years. Employment”), an $18 billion small business • The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer development and jobs creation bill, allows companies to Protection Act provides protection against predatory take a break from paying Social Security taxes in 2010 mortgage practices and establishing the Consumer for new workers who have been unemployed for 60 days Financial Protection Bureau. or more. If the worker is retained for at least a year, the company gets a $1,000 tax break. • Provision of Temporary Protected Status was granted to Haitian in the US following the devastating earthquake in • The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ensures that as many Haiti.

28 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 29 Events,Joining Together Part for Progress One

Annual Convention – one nation, one Dream

housands attend the NAACP’s “So I know that I stand here today, and I know that my husband stands National Convention each year to examine the challenges where he is today, because of this organization – and because of the that face us all, to celebrate struggles and the sacrifices of all those who came before us.” the progress made, to train Tand encourage the next generation, and to be inspired by the stirring words and — First Lady Michelle Obama sterling example of leaders from across Keynote Address, NAACP National Convention the United States. Our 2010 Convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri and featured distinguished guests and speakers, including First Lady Michelle Obama.

The convention set the stage for the coming year’s programs Our 95th Spingarn Medal was presented to Cicely Tyson and legislative agenda and featured advocacy workshops on by actress and activist Kerri Washington. Entertainment a myriad of vital issues including health care, voter registra- throughout the convention week was provided by LX, Ava tion and mobilization, census participation, wealth creation Gardner, Monica, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Ruben Studdard, and developing strategies to increase green enterprises in and Toni Braxton. communities of color. The convention also included the 41st Annual Commerce and Industry Show and a two-day diversity job fair.

30 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 31 leadership 500 Summit

Events,Celebrating Our Part Unity Two he desire to change and improve our world is as nothing if it isn’t backed with skills, Image Awards training, and support. TSo NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock created the Leadership 500 Summit to help professionals from the ages of 30 to 50 become more capable and engaged in issues of social justice so they can become more skillful leaders in advancing civil and human rights.

Hosted by actor and author Hill Harper and The 6th Annual NAACP actress and singer Anika Noni Rose, the Leadership 500 Summit was held Image Awards provided special recognition in Hollywood, Florida. Attendees explored their to human rights activist Van Jones, who management and leadership abilities through was awarded the coveted President’s Award. workshops, interactive panel discussions, and Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry took the facilitated general discussions led by prominent Chairman’s Award for his philanthropy and leaders from the private sector, non-profit world, career achievements, and musician Wyclef corporations, and community organizations. Jean received the Vanguard Award for raising funds and cultural awareness after the devas- tating earthquake in Haiti.

The “godfather of black music,” Clarence Avant, was inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame.

ach year the Image Awards are a spectacular, star- Local events surrounding the annual event included the studded event that draws national attention and Hollywood Bureau’s Annual Symposium, a celebrity golf chal- honor to outstanding people of color in film, lenge, a tea and fashion show, both pre-show and post-show television, music, and literature. Through the galas, and “Feature Film Night” as an advanced screening to The desire to change and improve Image Awards, the Hollywood Bureau recognizes NAACP officials and attendees. Eand thanks those groups and individuals who promote social our world is as nothing if it isn’t backed justice through their creative endeavors. The 41st NAACP Image Awards, televised from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with skills, training, and support. was a moving and memorable celebration of artistic merit.

32 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 33 Percent of Total Program Expenses Percent of Total Revenue Revenue Sources other Revenue other Revenue Crisis magazine events 3% Individuals events 2% 4% 18% 31% 22% membership Services Contributions events & units & Field operations membership, Freedom & Support 21% 25% Funds & Cle 65% Corporation & Corporate Foundations Financials 15% policy & Advocacy Financials 23% Foundations programs 22% 49% nAACp AnD AFFIlIAteS nAACp AnD AFFIlIAteS ConSolIDAteD StAtementS oF FInAnCIAl poSItIon ConSolIDAteD StAtementS oF ACtIVItIeS ConSolIDAteD StAtementS oF ACtIVItIeS ConSolIDAteD StAtementS oF CASH FloW as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009…con’t. for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009

CuRRent ASSetS SuppoRt AnD ReVenue Health $ 467,654 113,683 CASH FloWS FRom opeRAtIng ACtIVItIeS Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,214,468 $ 2,082,989 Support: Economic Development 327,100 110,119 Change in net assets $ 418,033 $228,621 Investments 4,638,301 4,264,840 Grants and Contributions $ 19,752,713 $ 15,088,790 Disaster Relief 234,065 - Adjustments to reconcile changes in net assets to net cash (used in) Accounts receivable, net 4,140,886 2,699,226 Legacies and bequests 291,213 889,172 Climate Justice 218,835 38,617 provided by operating activities Other current assets 97,610 90,031 Support released from restriction - - Criminal Justice 580,900 74,161 Depreciation 219,792 230,093 Total Current Assets $ 11,091,265 $ 9,137,086 total Support $ 20,043,926 $ 15,977,962 Cost of Sales - Crisis 841,555 918,439 Unrealized (gain) loss on investments (213,140) (490,137) total program Services $ 22,181,609 22,064,968 FIXeD ASSetS Revenue: Pension-related changes 375,047 (846,398) Furniture and equipment, net $ 595,891 $ 239,214 Membership $ 3,088,155 $ 2,836,436 Changes in assets and liabilities: Support Services: Land and building 454,550 943,218 Convention 2,827,838 3,620,363 Accounts receivable (1,441,660) (439,232) Management and general $ 4,132,681 3,807,106 Total Fixed Assets, net $ 1,050,441 $ 1,182,432 Image Awards 2,210,530 3,202,541 Other current assets (7,579) 167,809 Fundraising 3,486,061 2,189,670 Leadership 500 357,025 - Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,228,556 (978,528) Selling expense 296,263 327,894 otHeR ASSetS Regional Offices & Conferences 90,348 - Other liabilities (206,101) (282,100) Total Support Services 7,915,004 6,324,670 Investment in affiliates $ - $ - Freedom Funds 1,238,865 1,035,736 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 372,948 (2,409,872) Due from affiliates - - Investment income 453,370 617,174 totAl eXpenSeS $ 30,096,613 28,389,638 Other assets 15,583 22,236 Disaster Relief 198,883 - CASH FloWS FRom InVeStIng ACtIVIteS Total Other Assets $ 15,583 $ 22,236 Subscriptions 66,033 18,924 Support and revenue over expenses $ 793,080 (548,066) Purchase of investments (373,461) (134,035) Advertising 27,098 70,418 Change in defined pension plan obligation (375,047) 776,687 Purchase of furniture and equipment 131,991 (92,528) totAl ASSetS $ 12,157,289 $ 10,341,754 Other revenue 287,622 462,018 CHAnge In net ASSetS 418,033 228,621 Net cash used in investing activities (241,470) (226,563) Revenue released from restrictions - - lIABIlItIeS Net Assets/(Deficit), Beginning of Year 7,818,825 7,590,204 Net (decrease) increase in cash total Revenue $ 10,845,767 $ 11,863,610 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 2,362,764 $ 1,134,208 net Assets/(Deficit), end of Year $ 8,236,858 $7,818,825 and cash equivalents 131,478 (2,636,435)

Due to affiliates - - CASH AnD CASH eQuIVAlentS, totAl SuppoRt AnD ReVenue $ 30,889,693 $ 27,841,572 BegInnIng oF YeAR 2,082,989 4,719,424 Deferred revenue - 206,101 Pension benefits 1,557,667 1,182,620 eXpenSeS CASH AnD CASH eQuIVAlentS, enD oF YeAR $ 2,214,467 $2,082,989 Program Services: totAl lIABIlItIeS $ 3,920,431 $ 2,522,929 Membership Services $ 1,398,963 $ 1,418,878 Percent of Total Expenses Field Operations 4,065,849 3,545,080 Selling Fundraising expense net ASSetS/SHAReHolDeR’S eQuItY Convention 2,744,050 4,726,884 11% 1% program Services Unrestricted $ 7,105,089 9,239,353 Image Awards 1,906,451 2,237,642 management 74% Accumulated deficit (4,688,253) (4,499,401) Leadership 500 Summit 369,025 444,262 and general Temporarily restricted 5,820,022 3,078,873 ACT-SO 841,677 951,089 14% Shareholder’s equity - - Civic Engagement 1,115,114 115,111 Total Net Assets $ 8,236,858 $ 7,818,825 Program Operations 5,245,461 5,224,037 Research and Policy 1,254,581 1,445,211 totAl lIABIlItIeS AnD net ASSetS $ 12,157,289 $ 10,341,754 Education $ 570,330 701,755

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The NAACP is grateful to all our donors who support and share our efforts to advance civil and human rights. Our work would FounDAtIonS SeConD CentuRY SoCIetY (Individual gifts of $5,000 or greater) not be possible without the support of our generous donors: (Donors of $5,000 and above) $1,000,000 and above The Peierls Foundation $1,000,000 and above Art Harper The NAACP values the support of its many supporters and works to ensure that all contributions are properly recognized. So, if your contri- Venable Foundation Robert Johnson bution has been inadvertently omitted or misrepresented, or for spelling errors, please contact the Development Office at (410) 580-5777. The Ford Foundation Public Interest Project Anonymous Sekou and Jennifer Kaalund W.K. Kellogg Foundation Tyler Perry Thomas Kalahar CoRpoRAte ContRIButIonS AnD SponSoRSHIpS Peter Lewis oRgAnIZAtIonS $500,000-$999,999 $250,000-$100,000 Jo Muse $1,000,000 and above Pepisco, Inc. Motorola Mobility, Inc. Juniper Networks $100,000 and above Mike Stoller Personnel Strategies, Inc. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Lakeshore Engineering Services Company Atlantic Philanthropies John Fisher Esther Silver Parker AT&T, Inc. Pharma Lockheed Martin Corporation Perennial Strategy Group Bill and Melinda Gates UAW Carol Tolan Bank of America, N.A. Southwest Airlines Marathon Oil Corporation Foundation Sprint Foundation Auxiliary to the National Blackstone Sprint Nextel Marriott International, Inc. Knight Foundation Medical Association The Home Depot, Inc. $50,000-249,999 Boston Consulting Group State Farm Insurance Companies MetLife, Inc. Open Society Institute YUM! Brands, Inc. Fox Entertainment Group The Coca-Cola Company Moët Hennessy USA $50,000- $99,999 Dan Fireman Starbucks Coffee Company New Concepts Management $100,000-$499,999 $10,000-$49,999 Solutions, LLC Mitchell Kapor and United Parcel Company (UPS) $50,000-$99,999 American Federation of Teachers Freada Kapor Klein Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. Verizon Foundation Annie E. Casey Foundation Leadership Conference on Civil Johathan Soros American Honda Motor Northern Trust Corporation Wells Fargo Alorica, Inc. Bi-Partisan Institute Rights Education Fund, Inc. Company, Inc. Sodexo, Inc. BMW of North America, LLC Gill Foundation $25,000-$49,999 Aspen Marketing Services Starwood Hotels & Resorts $200,000-999,999 Chevron Corporation Marguerite Casey Foundation $25,000-$49,999 Campbell Soup Company Worldwide, Inc. Cracker Barrel Old Country Public Welfare Foundation M. Quinn Delaney and Store, Inc. CBS Corporation The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Chrysler Group/ UAW Company Robert Wood Johnson United States Department Wayne D. Jordan Credit Suisse First Boston Bank Ceasar’s Entertainment, Inc. of the Army Federal Express The Hershey Company Foundation L. John Doerr and Disney Worldwide Services Hilton Worldwide United States Department Ann Howland Doerr Hyundai Motor Company Time Warner, Inc. Rosenberg Foundation Food Lion, LLC Citigroup, Inc. of the Navy Victor B. and University of Phoenix Toyota Motors Thaderine D. McFarlane (Apollo Group, Inc.) GEICO Comerica Bank $50,000-$99,999 U-Haul International Joe and Sylvia Shoen Walmart Stores General Electric Company Compass Bank $5,000-$24,999 Jon L. Stryker General Motors Corporation Compuware Corporation Arcus Foundation $100,000-$199,999 Google, Inc. Convergys Corporation AFL-CIO Alfred Memorial Baptist Church $5,000-$24,999 Group O. Denny’s Corporation $10,000-$24,999 Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. Honeywell International, Inc. DTE Energy Emmanuel Baptist Church Fellowship Chapel Nancy Alvord CVS Caremark Corporation Kellogg Corporate Citizen Fund Eastman Kodak Company Battle Creek Foundation Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Frank and Carol Biondi ExxonMobil Corporation Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Gap Foundation The Dana Foundation Alphonse Fletcher Jr. and Food Lion, LLC McDonald’s Corporation General Mills, Inc. The Shelly and Donald Rubin Ellen K. Pao Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. MillerCoors General Motors Foundation

36 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 37 IndividualIndividual Donors Donors Thanks to the individuals that make up our NAACP family of supporters. Through the generous gifts of over 105,000 supporters the NAACP has been able to grow and thrive while providing vital support the the African-American community. Below you will gwendolyn Iolani-Smith greg mathis Frances K. Reid Armar Strauss find a list of individual donors that have generously given $1000.00 or more during the 2010 calendar year. We humbly thank you for your generosity and continued support. William Iovenko Virginia m. may Ferguson Rhemm Susan R. Stutzman leonard James Sherman mcKenny paul R. Richard gloria Sweet-love pamela Alexander Karen Boykin-towns leslie Cunningham Charlie gilliam Shirley James Harry mcandrew Demar l. Roberts norman C. tanner louis e. H. Allen Sharon Brandford glen Daley Roy giordano Quentin James D. mcelveen Clarence Robie Harrison D. taylor Jeanette Altenau Ralph A. Brandt linda Darling-Hammond David e. goatley ulysese Jeffersen thomas mcpherson madie Robinson oneita taylor nancy Alvord Donna Brazile Ruby Davis Allan goldberg Howard Jefferson lamell mcmorris Roosevelt Robinson Jeffrey thompson Bruce e. Anderson Cora Breckenridge theresa A. Dear Simon p. gourdine Alberta R. Johnson Sybil edwards mcnabb Roberta Rubin oscar tillman Wendell Anthony Carl Bredding James Donnell Johnny gresham Derrick Johnson Christina S. mednick Alfred J. Rucks mirium J. todd Kevin Armstead John & patty Brissenden Angela Dorn William H. graves edward p. Johnson eugene B. meyer Anita Russell glennette turner Daniel Aronson larry e. Britton thomas W. Dortch Albert S. griffin ernest Johnson Kameron middlebrooks leon Russell Jesse H. turner, Jr. John e. Arradondo Rosyln m. Brock edward DuBose Jeanette Hadley Robert l. Johnson lorraine miller Barbara Sabol Clifton Vincent Anna R. Austin Amos Brown eugene J. Duffy Richard R. Hall Horace F. Jones thedola H. milligan John Sanford Doretta A. Walker ophelia Averitt Clayola Brown Hazel Dukes Robert Hamby John l. Jones Jan W. mitchell Barbara Sapp-Davis Bobby Ward eugene Baker Debra Brown A. Hunter Dupree Carolyn Hankins-page Sekou H. Kaalund Jerome W. mondesire Rabbi David n. Sapperstein Arthur Webster John Balint Robert Brown Joseph eaton Jesse Harris Ronald n. Karlen nathaniel moore Frank Saunders terrence White Fred l. Banks Frances H. Bryce Karen D. edwards James Harris naneen Karraker Stevland morris Barry Segal thomas e. White William Barber thomas Bryson Clara F. edwards J. maxie & eve m. Hemmans Col. Ivan B. Kelly Harold morrison p. Shane Yvonne White Dorothy B. Bascom Kenyon B. Burke Willis edwards David peter Henninger george W. Krumme Charlie nixon eric D. Shearer Charles Whitehead Frank R. Baumgartner linda Burnes-Bolton Katherine egland Ira m. Heyman Rosetta n. lattimore edward nol morris l. Shearin Henry Whitlow melvin Bazemore Jessica Butler-grant Barbara eichenblatt William S. Hight thomas lennon Adora obi neweze lewis Shomer Harold Wilcher Horace e. C. Bellamy patrick Butler Deborah A. elam edythe n. Hill mary e. liebman Clarence o’Banner thomas Simmons marilyn Williams Robert Billingslea Clarence Carr John else mary Hodge William e. little logan oney Hilton Smith Hal Williams Frank and Carol Biondi Janice Casey David e. epperson Wilbert Holcomb gerald lynch Jeanette e. parker larry Smith Roy levy Williams James g. Birney Donald Cash Scott X. esdale general Holiefield Julia lyons Howard C. perkins maxine Smith Herm m. Willie Henrietta Blackman John Childs myrlie evers-Williams Richard D. Holland larry lucas James l. potts Wayman Smith Rose Willis laura D. Blackburne Rudy Clark lawrence m. Fishman Barbara l. Holman William lucy Colin powell Zephanii Smith Kathleen Wilson-thompson Shirley p. Blackwell Kenneth Cohen estelle B. Flowers tyrone Holt Bob lydia Dwayne proctor Renae Spann - metters W. Redwood Wright larcine Bland William Cofield Bob Flynn James C. Hormel guy maitland Doreen Quinn lenoard Springs mildred Yearby gary Bledsoe Carolyn Coleman Warren W. Fox paul Howard Richard manigault Robert F. Rainer thomas o. Stanley Carole A. Young James Block Rella Coles Frankie m. Freeman lois H. Howell C. m. mansfield Franklin D. Raines Celois Steele elizabeth Zukoski Ronald D. Blocker Joan Costello Johnny Furr, Jr. Alice Huffman Annie B. martin Brian Randall gerda Stein Barbara Bolling marvin Coulton James gallman osagie Imasogie Daisy martin lonnie Randolph marti Stevens Julian Bond James Crowell, III Darrien gaston paulette Ingram larry martin Keith A. Ratliff mike Stoller

38 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 39 20102010 National National Board ofBoard Directors of Directors SFCSFC Board Board of Trustees of Trustees

Roslyn m. Brock Jessica Butler-grant Katherine t. egland Dr. ernest Johnson Alfred J. Rucks eugene J. Duffy Rev. Wendell Anthony patrick R. gaston madie Robinson Kathleen Wilson- Chairman Harrisburg, PA Gulfport, MS Baton Rouge, LA Las Cruces, NM Chairman Detroit, MI Basking Ridge, NJ Florence, SC thompson Deerfield, IL leon Russell Bishop Clarence Carr Scot X. esdaile Shayla King Anita l. Russell Dr. marcella m. maxwell melvin Bazemore gwendolyn Iolani-Smith Barbara Sabol Vice Chairman Marietta, GA Hamden, CT Chicago, IL Kanasas City, MO Vice Chairman Washington, DC Hartford, CT Battle Creek, MI Carole Young Houston, TX Benjamin todd Jealous Donald Cash myrlie evers-Williams William lucy Rabbi David n. Hon. laura D. Blackburne Robert Billingslea thomas Kalahar lewis Shomer President & CEO Landover, MD Pomona, CA Washington, DC Saperstein Interim General Counsel / Lake Buena Vista, FL Dallas,TX Santa Monica, CA Washington, DC Secretary ophelia Averitt Kenneth Cohen James gallman Bob lydia larcine Bland Col. Ivan B. Kelly Hilton Smith Akron, OH Flushing, NY Aiken, SC Dallas, TX Rev. morris l. Shearin Barbara Sapp Davis Dallas, TX Woodbridge, VA Cleveland, OH Washington, DC Assistant Secretary Hon. Fred l. Banks William e. Cofield Dr. David goatley Hon. greg mathis Barbara Bolling larry lucas larry Smith Jackson, MS Frankfort, KY Washington, DC Burbank, CA maxine A. Smith John e. Arradondo Gary, IN Washington, DC Detroit, MI Memphis, TN Treasurer Dr. William Barber II Carolyn Coleman Bishop William H. Dr. Annie B. martin Old Hickory, TN Carl l. Breeding Hon. greg mathis Wayman F. Smith Goldsboro, NC Pleasant Garden, NC graves New York, NY Zephanii Smith Jackson, MI Burbank, CA St. Louis, MO Memphis, TN Claremont, CA Benjamin todd Jealous gary Bledsoe leslie Cunningham Kameron middlebrooks President/CEO Roslyn m. Brock lamell mcmorris leonard F. Springs Austin, TX Hunstville, TX general Holiefield Des Moines, IA leonard F. Springs Elliot City, MD Washington, DC Charlotte, NC Detroit, MI Charlotte, NC CHAIRmAn’S CIRCle Julian Bond James W. Crowell, III lorraine miller Dr. Kenyon C. Burke Sybil edwards mcnabb Celois Steele Washington, DC Biloxi, MS Alice Huffman Washington, DC gloria Sweet-love Henry “Hank” Aaron Maplewood,NJ Columbus, OH Minneapolis, MN Sacramento, CA Brownsville, TN Atlanta, GA Karen Boykin-towns Harold Crumpton Jerome W. mondesire Juan Cofield Adora obi nweze thomas e. White New York, NY St. Louis, MO Quentin James Philadelphia, PA Rev. oscar S. tillman myrlie evers-Williams West Roxbury, CA Miami Shores, FL Racine, WI Washington, DC Phoenix, AZ Pomona, CA Cora Breckenridge Rev. theresa A. Dear Adora obi nweze Angela Dorn Clarence o’Banner Charles Whitehead Elkhart, IN Bartlett, IL leonard James, III Miami, FL Jesse H. turner, Jr. earl graves, Sr. New York, NY Atlanta, GA Villa Hills, KY Houston, TX Memphis, TN New York, NY Amos Brown edward DuBose Rev. Keith A. Ratliff thomas W. Dortch esther Silver-parker Herm m. Willie San Francisco, CA Columbus, GA Howard Jefferson Urbandale, IA Yvonne White pamela Alexander Atlanta, GA Bentonville, AR Tucson, AZ Houston, TX Detroit, MI Dearbon, Mi Clayola Brown Hazel n. Dukes Demar lamont Roberts Katherine t. egland Dwayne proctor, ph.D Roy levy Williams Washington, DC New York, NY Derrick Johnson Germantown, TN Jeanette Altenau Gulfport, MS Princeton Junction, NJ Detroit, MI Jackson, MS Cincinnati, Oh Debra Brown Willis edwards madie A. Robinson Johnny Furr, Jr. Dr. lonnie Randolph Emporia, VA Los Angeles, CA Florence, SC St.Louis, MO Columbia, SC

40 | NAACP 2010 Annual Report NAACP 2010 Annual Report | 41 NAACPNAACP Staff Staff oFFICe oF tHe Brittany Jones DeVelopment Mary Wright Alethea Bonello Wanda Worrell Robin Harrison Evan Johnson WASHIngton BuReAu CHAIRmAn Administrative Manager, Events Planning Field Organizer, Region VI Life Membership Secretary Senior Manager, Special Records Maintenance oF tHe BoARD Coordinator Maxim Thorne Project Manager, Coordinator Hilary Shelton Senior Vice President, Chantél Clea Goins Jerome Reide FInAnCe Hollywood Bureau Vice President of Barbara Brown CommunICAtIonS Development Executive Assistant Field Organizer, Region ADVoCACY Advocacy & Director of Executive Assistant III & IV Brenda Watkins Noel D’Kwon Stackhouse AnD ReSeARCH the Washington Bureau Leila McDowell Moneese DeLara Jamie Jones-Branch Chief Financial Officer Hollywood Bureau DepARtment eXeCutIVe oFFICe Vice President, Vice President, Administrative Yutiv Stafford Carol Kaplan Communications Development Coordinator Report Administrator Johnny Mammen InFoRmAtIon Steve Hawkins Congressional Analyst Benjamin Todd Jealous Comptroller teCHnologY Chief Programs Officer President & CEO Christopher Fleming Scott Melton FIelD & memBeRSHIp Jacqueline Anderson Cathy Miller Deputy Communications Director of Annual Funds opeRAtIonS Senior Data Entry Clerk Keianna Thompson Jacob Frimpong Monique Morris Operations Manager Roger Vann Director Deputy Comptroller Director, Information Vice President, Economic Chief Operating Officer & Paula Brown-Edme Reverend Nelson B. Darnel Brown Technology Programs & Executive Adam Lee Chief of Staff Erika Lewis Associate Director, New Rivers III Constituent Services Kumar Nichani Director, NAACP Freedom Legislative & Communications York Development Office Vice President of Representative Director, Human Tonya Banks Centers Communications Kia Heath Manager Stakeholder Relations Resources Database Administrator Secretary Vice President Chief, Alvin Starks Sharon Chew Dawn Chase Executive Operations Curtis Johnson Senior Director of Andrea Brown-Gee Data Entry Clerk Crystal Brannon Lasan Coger Research/Manager Researcher & Writer Foundation Relations Director of Membership Cash Receipts Specialist Systems Support Analyst Training & Advocacy Jotaka Eddy Keena Davis Special Assistant Eric Wingerter Maritsa Cholmondeley Reverend Charles White Administrative Melissa Lawson legAl DepARtment Shavon Arline Director Web Campaign/ Development Manager Director, Field Organizing Coordinator Staff Accountant Director, Health Program Stephanie Hall New Media Laura Blackburne Executive Assistant to the Matthew Schwieger Stefanie Brown Michael Jordan Sylvia O’Neal Interim General Counsel Robert Rooks Chief Operating Officer & Eric Oliver Office Manager of Director, Field Organizing Constituent Services Accounts Payable Director, Criminal Justice Chief of Staff Web Developer Operations Representative Specialist Anson Asaka Kirk Clay Assistant General Niaz Kasravi Wendy Hamilton CRISIS Jessie Sigmon Director, Civic Sidra Kirnon Nazar Scott Counsel Senior Manager, Executive Assistant to the Executive Assistant Engagement Data Entry Clerk Unit Compliance Law Enforcement President & CEO Jabari Asim Coordinator Dorcas Gilmore Accountability Editor-in-Chief Tyjuana Wilson Reverend Julius C. Hope Victoria Murchison Assistant General Carrlyn Evans Data Records Coordinator Director, Religious Affairs Senior Secretary Dawnyell Harris Counsel Jacqueline Patterson Administrative Lottie Joiner Executive Assistant Director, Climate Gap Coordinator Senior Editor Ebony Jones Reverend Gill Ford James Murray Victor Goode Initiative Administrative Assistant Director, Unit Capacity Civil Rights Archives/ Nancy Bailey Assistant General ADmInIStRAtIon India Artis Building Librarian Human Resources Counsel Tiffany Beth Glenn Business Manager Neanna Roane Administrative Director, Education Ronald Lamyssaire Administrative Audrey A. Lamyssaire Hope Randall Merlgene Lumley Incoming Mailroom Clerk Wayne Fitzpatrick Coordinator Manager, Constituent Data Entry Clerk HollYWooD BuReAu Executive Assistant Lillian Bowie Art Director Services Senior Research Associate Philip White Mildred B. Roxborough Ezelma Smith VicAngelo Bulluck Saundra Grice Outgoing Mailroom Clerk Tehra Williams Consultant Gregory Akili Renewal Coordinator Executive Director, Legal Support Specialist Rebecca Guerra Administrative Assistant Field Organizer, Region I Hollywood Bureau Program Specialist ACt-So eVentS plAnnIng Shawn Ward-Dunlap Lanita Ross Carmen Berkley Correspondence Cynthia Mayhew-Hinds Legal Support Specialist Shannon Morgan Anana Kambon Ana Aponte-Curtis Field Organizer, Region II Coordinator Manager, Hollywood Program Specialist Director, ACT-SO Program Vice President, Events & VII Bureau Kendra Glover Planning Paralegal

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