For over a century, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has strived to be a beacon of light to all people. Though most of the world assume (NAACP) is for the black race only, hence the name “Colored People”. Its website states their mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. To a disadvantage to the organization, the growing media world has divided its views of NAACP. Rasmussen reports that forty-six percent (46%) offer an unfavorable opinion of the NAACP.
What has brought a divided view of the NAACP? It’s mainly because the media portrayed its sole purpose to be only for colored people also the African American community believe NAACP has changed the organization’s original purpose of advancing colored people. Rev. CL Bryant states, that “the NAACP deals more in the political demagoguery than in advancing the causes relevant to
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There have been cases that the NAACP has spoken up for black racial injustice cases such as Trevon Martin. The NAACP pledged that it “will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed.” I believe if the NAACP would make statements for other race cases that would combats the idea that the NAACP organization supports only the African American race. The NAACP could use their different social media platforms to help publicize their statements. To combat the negative view of NAACP falling away from its original purpose, the NAACP can retract their hundred plus years journey and see where it started changing. Review some of its original missions and see if NAACP help is still needed in those areas. The NAACP can display its mission pictures of the past and display with mission pictures of