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On May 17, 2008, the NAACP elected Ben Jealous as their new president and CEO.
Jealous was formerly the president of the Rosenberg Foundation, which aims to achieve lasting improvements in the lives of residents of California. Jealous was the 4th president of this organization since its founding in 1935.
Jealous was an executive director at Newspaper Publishers Association, which is a collection of over 200 community newspapers.
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Fast Facts
- Age: 35
- Birthplace: Monterey County, California
- Undergraduate college: Columbia University, bachelor's degree in Political Science
- Graduate college: University of Oxford, masters degree in Comparative Social Research
- Former director of an Amnesty International division
- Replaced Bruce Gordon as CEO of the NAACP
- Mid-ninties: Managing editor of the Jackson Advocate, oldest black newspaper in Mississippi
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i still can't believe ben can play mariah carey all i want for christmas on piano and drums. im jealous. greeeen with envy!
@BelaineM | November 10, 2009 08:45 PM -
@LJisoffthechain met wie ben ik dan? :o yeeeeeeah ik heb Lizzy als schoonzus, be jealous! <3
@JBabeth | November 10, 2009 08:43 PM -
Wow, just heard a powerful speech by Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP. #Manoconf
@lemulcah | November 10, 2009 06:46 PM -
Listening to the President and CEO of NAACP Ben Jealous speak at MD Nonprofits Conference
@KeilaKirk | November 10, 2009 05:57 PM -
Akrapovic live at EICMA: Ben Spies, Max Biaggi and KTM limited edition on display: Not that we’re jealous.. http://bit.ly/114KoT
@_twowheelsblog | November 10, 2009 04:36 PM
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