[Pink Slip Problems] NAACP Los Angeles President Resigns After Donald Sterling Controversy

…of the NAACP is more important to me than the presidency.  In order to separate the Los Angeles NAACP and the NAACP from the negative exposure I have caused the NAACP, I respectfully resign my position as President of the Los Angeles NAACP.”

The national office of the NAACP is developing guidelines for its branches to help them in their award selection process.

The controversy surrounding Donald has drawn attention to the organization’s small Los Angeles branch, which had been planning to honor him with a lifetime achievement award this month.

According to the New York Times, officials from the California state conference of the N.A.A.C.P. were reviewing why the branch was planning to give one of its highest awards to Mr. Sterling, who has been accused of making racially offensive comments and discriminating against blacks and Hispanics before, a person familiar with the review said.

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