Leo Osgood, basketball star, MIT coach, and dean; at 63 Nov 18, 2009
Under Mr. Osgood s leadership, he brought nationally known speakers to MIT, such as the late Coretta Scott King, political reporter Gwen Ifill, NAACP chairman Julian Bond, and former NAACP president Kweisi Mfume for its annual Martin Luther King Day breakfast. He cochaired a presidential task force for career development of minority administrators. (Boston Globe)
Atlanta mayor's race: The sprint to win Nov 9, 2009
In 2001, Woolard, who is white, finished second in the general election for city council president, but defeated black candidate Michael Julian Bond in the runoff. Citywide voter turnout in that runoff dropped by half. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Atlanta election results Nov 5, 2009
Michael Julian Bond 35,223 55. Adam Brackman 14,305 22. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Atlanta City Council results Nov 4, 2009
Atlanta Election Results. Results from AJC and WSB-TV.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Burying The N-Word Oct 24, 2009
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond called on the entertainment industry and the American public to stop using the N-word and other racial slurs during a speech at the civil rights group's annual convention in Detroit, Sunday, July 8, 2007 ... NAACP National Board Chairman Julian Bond repeated the call during the opening address Sunday night for the 98th annual convention, which runs through Thursday. (CBS News -- Evening News)
NAACP: Ex-leader stole $275K Oct 15, 2009
7:02 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2009. NAACP claims former director stole more than a quarter million dollars. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Protesters demand US gay rights Oct 12, 2009
The main speaker at the rally, Julian Bond - who chairs the prominent rights group the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - compared gay rights to the civil rights movement. "Black people of all people should not oppose equality and that is what marriage is all about," he said. (BBC News -- Americas)
Activists rally in D.C. to press Obama on gay rights Oct 12, 2009
Keynote speaker Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, linked the gay rights struggle to the civil rights movement, saying gays and lesbians should be free from discrimination. Black people of all people should not oppose equality, and that is what marriage is all about, he said. (Boston Globe)
'Vitriolic outrage' didnt start with Obama foes Oct 7, 2009
John Glenn said of the Bush campaign, "It's the old Hitler business." Al Gore said that Bush was "unleashing squadrons of digital brownshirts." Julian Bond said "their idea of equal rights is the American flag and the Confederate swastika.". CBS showed Bush on the screen with the words "snipers wanted." John Kerry joked to Bill Maher, "I could have gone to 1600 Pennsylvania and killed the real bird with one stone." Al Hevesi said that his fellow Democrat, Sen. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Group ranks ATL candidates Sep 30, 2009
Michael Julian Bond 88. Chris Vaughn 77. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Race's impact on ATL mayoral bid Aug 30, 2009
In 2001, Cathy Woolard defeated Michael Julian Bond in a runoff to become council president. And there s Norwood, who represents the entire city on the council and has won two citywide campaigns. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Top State Stories Civil rights lawyer, NAACP leader dies Aug 14, 2009
"She was a pioneering figure and a real path breaker," said Julian Bond, chairman of the national board of the NAACP. "She was always a gracious lady but had a will of steel. I can tell you, they don't make them like her anymore.". In the mid- to late 1960s, when blacks were demonstrating in front of St. Louis banks, businesses and City Hall and boycotting downtown stores to force minority hiring and public accommodation, she and her husband teamed up in the movement, former U.S. Rep. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Howard a champion of civil rights Aug 8, 2009
The back of the book features blurbs from National Public Radio's Juan Williams and Julian Bond and Benjamin Hooks, the chairman and former executive director of the NAACP, respectively. It has also received positive reviews in magazines such as National Review, Reason and Harper's and was recently excerpted on the Wall Street Journal's Web site. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Hugh Gibert, 79, Atlanta corporate attorney for 30 years Jul 30, 2009
One of his more famous cases involved Julian Bond, who was one of eight blacks elected to the Georgia House in 1965. Fellow representatives refused to seat Mr. Bond because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Obama's racial doctrine for a new age Jul 27, 2009
Today's NAACP sees their goal as social justice, not social service, as Chairman Julian Bond has put it. But the families left behind by the civil rights revolution need both. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Obama calls for 'new mind-set' at NAACP's centennial Jul 18, 2009
NAACP chairman Julian Bond echoes that criticism. "Perhaps you can [better close the disparities] when your policies are more targeted and race conscious," Mr. Bond says. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
NAACP Celebrates 100 Years Jul 17, 2009
"We are the most responsible for those changes, and I don't think there would be a President Barack Obama without us," said Julian Bond, the chairman of the NAACP.. It was 1909 when lynchings, race riots, Jim Crow laws, and segregation spurred an interracial group of activists to found the NAACP. Their mission: real equality between the races. (CBS News)
CLARENCE PAGE: Is NAACP relevant in an Obama world? Jul 17, 2009
Yet the prevailing attitude at the organization's national level was well expressed by Chairman Julian Bond when he declared the NAACP to be about "social justice, not social service.". Fair enough. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
NAACP tries to woo the hip-hop generation Jul 17, 2009
President Barack Obama takes the stage to speak after being introduced by National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Chairman Julian Bond (l. at the NAACP's 100th anniversary convention in New York City Thursday. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
The NAACP will lift its voice Jul 17, 2009
NAACP Chairman of the Board Julian Bond handled it more diplomatically than I when he replied to such queries: "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People does not mean "the advancement of one colored person. " Or even two. And former CEO Kweisi Mfume always reminded us that "colored people come in all colors. (NJ.com -- Times)
NAACP eyes support of gays who want to marry Jul 16, 2009
Supporting Huffman is the co-chair of the task force, NAACP national chair Julian Bond, a same-sex marriage supporter. First-year NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, a native of Pacific Grove (Monterey County) and former Alameda resident, is also sympathetic. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Holder is blasted from all sides Jul 14, 2009
Seated between civil rights icon Julian Bond and the group's president, Benjamin Todd Jealous, at a luncheon during the organization's centennial convention, Holder was lauded by the crowd as a symbol of pride and progress in his ascent to becoming the nation's first black attorney general. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
SIRIUS XM to Broadcast Live Daily From the NAACP's 100th Anniversary Convention Jul 10, 2009
Madison's guest lineup for next week's shows from the convention includes Colin Powell, Charles Rangel, Kweisi Mfume, Judge Greg Mathis, NAACP CEO Ben Jealous, Julian Bond, Vernon Jordan, Former VA Governor L. Douglas Wilder, and Myrlie Evers Williams. Mark Thompson's live daily show Make it Plain airs on SIRIUS XM's liberal channels--SIRIUS Left channel 146 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm ET and from 6:00 - 8:00 pm ET on America Left XM channel 167. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Oracle Group Announces The NAACP Centennial Author Pavilion Themed '100 Years, 100 Authors' in New York City July 13 - July 15, 2009 Jul 10, 2009
The hours of operation are Monday July 13th from 2 p.m. through 6 p.m., Tuesday July 14th 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday July 15th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The final event is a conversation with Julian Bond and Dr. Cornel West taking place at Barnes and Noble Union Square on Wednesday July 15th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This discussion, moderated by Ms. Ochoa will discuss the "NAACP Past, Present and Future.". For additional information on the NAACP Author Pavilion, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tuxedo Test for Firefighters Coming Back in Style Jun 30, 2009
By the time aired the Julian Bond skit, it had been six years since the Supreme Court ruled that employment actions that have a disparate impact racially, even if unintentional, are illegal unless the decisions are based on criteria that truly measure abilities needed for the job. Its a concept that Congress then wrote into law. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Equal rights for the LGBT community (8) Jun 17, 2009
While it is not uncommon to see local black leaders standing united with other politicians and activists in opposition to the Iowa Supreme Court decision, it is important to note that national black leaders like Julian Bond of the NAACP and the Rev. Al Sharpton of the Social Action Network have taken an affirming stance on gay rights as civil rights, and they both support marriage equality. Rarely do we see local black leaders who champion the cause on behalf of those gays and lesbians who live... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
NAACP scouting Baltimore sites for national headquarters May 29, 2009
BDC President M.J. Jay Brodie said his agency reached out to the NAACP several times in the past under the leadership of NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, who along with former NAACP CEO Bruce Gordon said he believed the organization should be in or as close as possible to Washington, D.C.. D.C. officials had offered the NAACP $3. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
No right to a civil rite May 29, 2009
Julian Bond is a distinguished professor at American University and a professor in the History Department at the University of Virginia. He has been board chairman of the NAACP since 1998. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Civil rights icons lead S.F. State graduation May 25, 2009
Julian Bond was its first president. The center used the courts to battle extremist hate groups, winning a $7 million judgment against the United Klans of America in a case that involved the lynching of a black man, among other cases. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NAACP chief: Group's work not finished May 9, 2009
Though Julian Bond, 68, national NAACP chairman, joked at times about his personal history as a student of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., there was nothing light about the message he delivered at the 36th annual Volusia County-Daytona Beach NAACP Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet on Friday night at the Plaza Resort and Spa. "I was a student of Dr. Martin Luther King. He only taught once -- at Morehouse College (in Atlanta in the early '60s) -- and there were only eight students in the class,"... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Banquet features NAACP leader May 4, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH -- Julian Bond, national NAACP chairman, will be the featured speaker at a fundraising event for a local branch of the civil rights organization. Bond, 68, will address the 36th annual Volusia County-Daytona Beach NAACP Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Plaza Resort and Spa on North Atlantic Avenue. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Alfred Evans, 80, assistant attorney general May 2, 2009
Julian Bond because of his vocal opposition to the Vietnam War and sympathy for draft resisters. Mr. Evans lost his argument to the high court 9-0 when the justices said the refusal to seat Bond violated his First Amendment rights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tant: Civil rights activist set for Rights Fest Mar 28, 2009
Bob Zellner is "as Southern as Moon Pies and RC Cola," says civil rights icon Julian Bond in the foreword to Zellner's compelling new book, "The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement." Co-author Constance Curry, a longtime author, activist and educator, rightly calls Zellner a man with "an unerring dedication to freedom and justice.". The son and grandson of Ku Klux Klan members, Zellner took a strong stand against the Jim Crow segregation of his home state of... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Emanuel to deliver Commencement address Mar 27, 2009
Last year's ceremony featured former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond ... "This is certainly a tremendous improvement from last year's troubling selection of Julian Bond.". (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
The NAACP vs. free speech Mar 7, 2009
Interpreting this as a racist attack on President , NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous and its chairman, Julian Bond, had joined the angry chorus of protestors calling for a boycott of the New York Post, and the firing of the cartoonist and the paper s editor ... At the microphone, addressing Chairman Julian Bond, Meyers began: I wish to speak in opposition. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The ape in American bigotry Mar 7, 2009
In an emotional statement broadcast on national television, Julian Bond, board chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, described the image as a throwback to centuries past and "an invitation to assassinate the president of the United States.". Criticism seems to have subsided since Rupert Murdoch, chairman of The Post's parent company, the News Corporation, apologized for the cartoon. (International Herald Tribune)
Civil Rights Activist brings tour through Alabama Mar 3, 2009
Julian Bond, a professor at the University of Virginia and the Chairman of the NAACP is showing 18 people around the historic civil rights sites in Montgomery, Tuskegee, Selma and Gees Bend. he took the group to check out some folk art at Marcia Weber Art Gallery on Woodley Road on Monday. (WSJA.com, AL)
Fifteen Reasons I'm Already Tired of the Obama Era Feb 25, 2009
13) Despite the fact that America just conclusively proved it's not a racist nation by electing the first black President, race hustling bottom feeders like Al Sharpton and Julian Bond are making ridiculous charges of racism over an. I thought the implicit promise of the Left was that electing Obama would put the race hustlers out of business. (Townhall.com)
Big Labor’s Girl Feb 24, 2009
and includes AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and former Sen. John Edwards (D.-N.C.). (Human Events Online)
NAACP Urges Firing Of NY Post Cartoonist Feb 23, 2009
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond called the publication of the cartoon "thoughtlessness taken to the extreme... Anyone who is not offended by it does not have any sensitivity.". MMIX The Associated Press. (CBS News -- US)
J. Max Bond Jr., at 73; architect for 9/11 museum Feb 23, 2009
Mr. Bond's family included the prominent 20th-century educator Horace Mann Bond and civil rights leader Julian Bond. His father, J. Max Sr., was president of the University of Liberia in the early 1950s. (Boston Globe)
Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps Feb 22, 2009
Marshall was joined in dedicating the stamps by Medgar Evers' widow and NAACP Chairman Emerita, Myrlie Evers-Williams, NAACP Board of Directors Chairman Julian Bond and Professor, Alphonse Fletcher University and Director, Du Bois Institute, Harvard University, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., who is also a member of the Postmaster General's Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. "I am very pleased that the United States Postal Service has issued this stamp commemorating civil rights pioneers at this... (PR Newswire)
NAACP chief: Post's racist cartoon invites assassination Feb 22, 2009
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond rejected the Post's charge that the cartoon was not a racist statement. "Anyone who is not offended by it does not have any sensitivity," Bond said. (New York Daily News)
Local NAACP continues push Feb 12, 2009
NAACP CHAIRMAN JULIAN BOND: will be the featured speaker at the annual Freedom Fund banquet sponsored by the Volusia County-Daytona Beach Branch of the civil rights organization, May 8 at The Plaza Resort and Spa, Daytona Beach. Tickets cost $50 and are available from the branch by calling 386-255-3736. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Crisis on the Color Line Feb 12, 2009
Over the past century, The Crisis has been the tribune, the call to action, the disseminator of news and information among blacks, says Julian Bond, civil rights activist and board chairman of the NAACP since 1998. Its just been indispensable. (Slate)
James Palmer, 80, physician for '60s activists Feb 12, 2009
Dining there put the medical doctor in the midst of movement stalwarts such as John Lewis, Julian Bond and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ... Julian Bond, current NAACP chairman and co-founder of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, remembered Palmer patching up bruised college students involved in the civil rights movement. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
At 100, NAACP fights to keep struggle alive Feb 12, 2009
"When I was in college, I could see signs that said 'white' and 'colored' when I went to the movie theater. That was an easy target for me to aim at," says Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP board. "Today, I don't see those signs, but I know that these divisions still exist ... and it's more difficult to convince people that there's a problem.". (MSNBC -- Race)
