NAACP, unlike Congressional Black Caucus, applauds slavery apology
The U.S. Senate support of a resolution offering a formal apology for slavery has not gone far enough for some members of the Congressional Black Caucus (see previous post), but the NAACP is happy with the action.
The head of the NAACP sent out a statement this morning to the media applauding the action today by senators and is urging the House to follow suit.
“The apology for slavery and the era of Jim Crow segregation is long overdue and is the first step toward healing the wounds of African-American men and women throughout this country,” said NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous.
NAACP’s Hilary O. Shelton, vice president for advocacy, said the resolution “creates a watershed opportunity for Americans of all races, ethnicity and national origins to better understand the historic racial challenges of our nation and work together to craft a solution to the remnants of racism still lingering in our society.”
There is no mention of reparations in the NAACP’s statement.


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Doug Moore has been a reporter with the Post-Dispatch since February 2000. For the last two years, he has covered diversity and demographics.
Purdy…..please do not get upset that I point out your ignorance amongst the forum. I copy and paste your statements due to your history of backbiting. I also use it against you when you try to entice a racially motivated ,typically ignorant, comment. Buddy, I am not bitter nor mean. Why would you make such assumption. I call a person, not an entire race, by their individual actions and comments. When I call you ignorant I posted a definition to show you that it is not me but Webster. When I say bigot..it is also Webster. Those are facts (definitons and copy and pastes of ones statement). Please Purdy, ole pal, lets stay on the facts. Thats all I do and ask. My opinion doesn’t matter neither does yours….its like an a$$hole….everyone know one (Purdy)…everyone has one…..thus…. having no value.
T, you are the most obnoxious, stupid, ignorant person I’ve EVER had the misfortune to come across! You are so full of yourself that you have to get on the blogs and shoot your dirty mouth off just to know you are alive. You have no friends, obviously, because no one can stand being around you. Again, I’m not your buddy, and you call me that because you WANT me to be yur buddy - but that will never happen! If you were on fire I would not give you water! You call everyone else ignorant and stupid if they don’t agree with you - so everyone you know is stupid and ignorant, but guess who is really the stupid and ignorant one - YOU!!!
You are a complete waste of my time, and you are a perfect example of why white people will NEVER be friends or on good terms with blacks! You simply cannot fit in, don’t want to fit in, don’t want to work, stay honest and above board, yet you call yourself a nice guy! That is one word you had better look up in the dictionary because you certainly don’t know the meaning of it - NO, T. Moore, YOU Are not a nice guy! You are a wreck of a human being (wait, did I call you a human being? Scratch that), a wreck of a breathing organism! Please, just disappear!
I forgot, you are also egotistical and exhibit those traits that actually imminate from a totally incompetent individual!
And, don’t flatter yourself that you get me upset! You gotta be kidding on that one! You see, you get ‘off’ thinking you’ve got someone all upset and bothered, but you are wrong here - you make me laugh you are so dumb. You misunderstand everything anyone says, your whole intent is to cause trouble, you and Walker, and that makes your day! Then, when confronted and challenged you start with the phony religious comments! You wouldn’t know a God fearing person if they rose up and bit you right on the butt! Such a hypocrite!!!
It is plain to see that you are frustrated pal. Just look at the level you are going to. I am going to end this convo buddy. I call you names, then provide you with the Webster dictionary as well as your copied statements to support the term that best fit you. It is not me Purdy ole friend…It is Webster who states by definition you are ignorant and a bigot.
****Purdy states******* you are a perfect example of why white people will NEVER be friends or on good terms with blacks!
I have friends of all races. I see blacks and whites come together and have a good time all the time. I have seen whites and blacks come together for a common cause (OBAMA ELECTION). I have interracial couples within my family Purdy…..again…you are making yourself look dumber than you really are (I hope). Your are just CLUELESS
****Clueless definition (Webster)**** completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish
Get it…look at your statement…look at definition of CLUELESS…and realize that its not me calling you names. Call Merriam-Webster and complain to them for calling you names buddy.
T. you are such an idiot! You, like most blacks, jes gotta hab da las word!
I have watched your interplay with Purdy over several different blogs and I think you miss the boat! Purdy likes to bait you because you react so well! Just as Purdy expects! You, along with D.Walker like to stir the pot and keep it going! You may have ‘friends’ as you stated in your last comment, but where are they going to be when the chips are down? One thing I’ve found out is the white people will be there, but the blacks will bail! It never fails! And, there are exceptions to every rule! Purdy will never be your ‘buddy’ as you like to taunt him with because you are the exact kind of person that, apparently, he doesn’t want to deal with on a personal level. Me? I’d never trust you! You are a player! You play people to get what you want from them! You aren’t really a true friend but an opportunist only. Not my cup of tea or any one else. You use the Obamanation as an example of cohesive behavior between blacks and whites? Are you kidding? That is a poor, lame expample of people being led down the merry path by a phony empty suit and they are now finding that out and would like to stop and start over again! And, that isn’t ‘doing something together’ - each vote was made for themselves, not for you in any stretch of the imagination! You were really stretching when you named that one! Then, as typicl with all blacks, when challenged you resort to name calling and insults as Purdy as stated many times! Do you actually think that what you say in that manner and way is cause for alarm? No one pays a dang bit of attention to you and your filthy mouth! It just shows how ignorant and pathetic a soul you are, (look that up in the dictionary). If you didn’t have that book do you think you could even talk, or do you have to look up all your words? You are an arrogant fool! Look that up! I doubt your IQ is bigger than your shoe size!
YOU GUYS ARE A SORRY EXCUSE OF THE CAUCASIAN RACE. THIS IS THE VERY REASON WHY WE AS WHITES ARE LOOKED UPON AS EVIL BEINGS. WHY CAN’T WE JUST GET ALONG. ALL THE HATE ON THIS TOPIC IS COMING FROM US!!!! I AM SO SICK OF IT. I BET YOU ARE SOME REPUBLICAN HILL BILLIES. JUST AN DISGRACE