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NAACP

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Organization

The Resume

    (February 12, 1909- )
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Based in Baltimore, Maryland
    Founders:
    Ida Wells-Barnett
    W.E.B. DuBois
    Henry Moscowitz
    Mary Ovington
    Oswald Villiard
    William Walling
    More than 500,000 members

Why NAACP might be annoying:

    President George W. Bush declined an invitation to speak to them (2004).
    Bush claimed their leadership was making too many negative comments about him.
    Their tax exempt status was questioned by the Internal Revenue Service.
    Many conservatives view them as a liberal voice for the Democratic Party.
    Some feel their support of Affirmative Action discriminates against whites and Asian-Americans.
    They are criticized for taking stands on non-race issues, such as gun control and school vouchers.
    They file a lot of lawsuits.
    There is great debate about their effectiveness after the 1970’s.
    Their name contains the terribly out-of-fashion term 'colored people.'

Why NAACP might not be annoying:

    They were a central force behind the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s.
    They fought against lynching, segregation, Jim Crow laws, hate crimes and apartheid.
    They were involved in many landmark Supreme Court cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education.
    They promote non-violent tactics, such as protests, marches, sit-ins and boycotts.
    They established legal defense, disaster relief and educational funds.
    They oppose the flying of the Confederate Flag on public property.
    They present the NAACP Image Awards honoring black entertainers.
    They fight for women's and gay rights, honoring the notion that everybody deserves equal protection under the law.

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    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 100 Votes: 54.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 223 Votes: 46.19% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 122 Votes: 43.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1078 Votes: 49.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 369 Votes: 46.61% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 727 Votes: 77.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 38 Votes: 60.53% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 255 Votes: 53.73% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 108 Votes: 49.07% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 1492 Votes: 66.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 298 Votes: 52.01% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 272 Votes: 71.32% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 1026 Votes: 54.78% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 306 Votes: 73.53% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 240 Votes: 77.92% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 415 Votes: 43.61% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 859 Votes: 43.89% Annoying