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NAACP condemns Tea Party for “racist elements”

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jul 14, 2010
People hold signs during a Tea Party Protest in Freedom Plaza April 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. The event, titled the People's Tax Revolt, coincided with the day that American citizens are required to file their national income tax.
People hold signs during a Tea Party Protest in Freedom Plaza April 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. The event, titled the People's Tax Revolt, coincided with the day that American citizens are required to file their national income tax.
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NAACP condemns Tea Party for “racist elements”
The NAACP has passed a resolution that condemns racism within the tea party movement. Delegates approved the resolution during their annual convention in Kansas City. It charges that Tea Party supporters have engaged in "explicitly racist behavior" and have "displayed signs and posters intended to degrade people of color generally and President Barack Obama specifically." Yesterday Larry spoke with Joe Hicks, a social critic and Vice President of Community Advocates, Inc. Today he speaks with a representative of the NAACP about the purpose of and the evidence for this resolution.

The NAACP has passed a resolution that condemns racism within the tea party movement. Delegates approved the resolution during their annual convention in Kansas City. It charges that Tea Party supporters have engaged in "explicitly racist behavior" and have "displayed signs and posters intended to degrade people of color generally and President Barack Obama specifically." Yesterday Larry spoke with Joe Hicks, a social critic and Vice President of Community Advocates, Inc. Today he speaks with a representative of the NAACP about the purpose of and the evidence for this resolution.

Guest:

Hilary Shelton, Senior Vice President for advocacy and policy, NAACP