NAACP is parting ways with its president, Cornell Brooks

Published May 20, 2017 1:02am ET



The NAACP will not be renewing the contract of its CEO and president, Cornell Brooks, the civil rights group announced Friday.

In announcing a “transformational, system-wide refresh and strategic re-envisioning” in the face of “additional barriers,” the NAACP said in a press release that Brooks’ leadership will end on June 30th, the end of his current term. Board Chairman Leon Russell and Vice Chair Derrick Johnson will temporarily manage the organization until an perminent replacement is found.

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