NAACP Chairman, Julian Bond gave the keynote speech last night at the NAACP National Convention in Cincinnati, OH. Bond lamented the fact that despite Barack Obama's ascendancy to the Democratic Nominee for president, that racial disparity will remain and issue in our country. Obama is scheduled to speak at the convention tonight, and presumed Republican Nominee, John McCain is scheduled to speak on Wednesday.
Bond needs to lead the organization in a direction that seeks to solve the problems in the black community, and stop complaining about the disparities that exist. Racial disparity is not the cause of more black men being incarcerated than graduate from high school. The 50% drop out rate of black men is one platform the organization could make a priority and try to come up with a solution.
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