![]() ![]() ![]() Still, the city that will welcome delegates next week is, in many ways, unrecognizable compared to the Boston of 1982. Gun control efforts, a longtime NAACP priority, have largely stalled.Īnd since the last NAACP convention in Boston, the huge racial wealth gap has widened. ![]() In 2020, the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer prompted nationwide protests, including in Boston, but yielded few major reforms. Last month, the Supreme Court banned the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Congress is more diverse than ever and President Biden - the former right-hand man to Barack Obama, the country’s first Black chief executive - owes his job, in no small part, to the support of Black Democratic primary voters.īut at the policy level, there have been more losses than wins in recent years. The convention comes at a time of mixed results across the nation for civil rights advocates. Related : Vice President Kamala Harris to address NAACP convention in Boston this month ![]()
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