Saturday, November 22, 2008
Are organizations like the Urban League and NAACP still relevant today?
Recently the Urban League of Champaign County was closed due to a loss of major federal funds that were pulled from the organization based on allegations of theft and misappropriation of their use. In recent years, organizations like the Urban League and NAACP have come under attack as being irrelevant in today's society because it appears that racism is not as prevelant as it once was and now that a black man has been elected to the presidency, organizations like the ones mentioned above continue to perpetuate the idea that race remains a factor of inequity in the U.S.. Should folks of the Hip Hop Generation begin assuming roles of leadership in these historic organizations or should they develop organizations with missions reflective of issues that impact American society today?
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