NAACP Chairman’s Remarks Threaten Black Political Independence Black conservatives are independent thinkers and not the “ventriloquist dummies” that NAACP chairman Julian Bond called them during his keynote address at the NAACP’s national convention on July 7. Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are … Continue reading Project 21 Press Release: Old Guard NAACP to Young Black Politicians: Get to the Back of the Bus – July 2002