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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
September 10, 2013 Julian Teixeira
(202) 776-1812
jteixeira@nclr.org
WASHINGTON, D.C.—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) today expressed sadness upon learning of Benjamin Todd Jealous’s decision to leave the NAACP later this year and appreciation for his tenure at the nation’s oldest civil rights organization.
“I was saddened to learn that Ben Jealous will be stepping down as President and CEO of the NAACP at the end of this year,” said Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR. “He has been a great partner and true friend to NCLR and to me personally. I am very proud of the work we have done together to make the ties between our two organizations the strongest they have ever been. In the last few years, we have partnered on an astonishing host of issues ranging from voting rights to job creation to telecommunications access to health care reform. And I’m especially grateful for the steadfast and courageous support Ben has given our community on comprehensive immigration reform.”
“Ben’s work on immigration reform is indicative of his vision and his mission to make civil rights more relevant not only to a new generation, but to a changing America. Thanks to his leadership, he has brought a venerable American institution firmly into the 21st century,” Murguía continued.
“This is a profound loss for us in the civil rights community, but I know Ben will continue to be a thoughtful and much-needed voice for equality, justice and fairness. We wish him the very best as he embarks on the next chapter in his life,” Murguía concluded.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
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