The NAACP's board is forming a search committee to find the next president and CEO for the nation's largest civil rights organization, its chairwoman said Monday. Chairwoman Roslyn Brock said during a ...

Benjamin Jealous, the president of the NAACP will step down from his position in January. “As others questioned its vitality, we have been able to regrow the mightiest of all trees in the ecology of ...

Benjamin Todd Jealous, who assumed the presidency of the NAACP at 35, announced Sunday that he is stepping down from the position after five years that saw him become the face of the organization.

Jealous, who was the youngest-ever president of the organization, said Sunday he was stepping down to spend more time with his family. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...