White ain’t right: NAACP under fire for advertising in white newspapers only
Maybe this is just what happens when you elect a black guy who’s whiter than most white people as President of the NAACP.
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous admits that “a grave mistake was made” right under his nose when advertising inserts were placed only in White newspapers on the eve of the organization’s annual image awards, which aired March 4. Danny Bakewell, chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of more than 200 Black-owned newspapers, is demanding justice.
Ben Jealous, the whitest black man in history, is President of the NAACP
“If the NAACP desires to advertise with the White press, they need to understand and experience the repercussions of going outside of their ‘house’ (The Black Press). The NAACP needs to know that by ignoring the Black Press they are ‘cutting off their nose to spite their face,’” Bakewell said in a March 7 letter to NNPA publishers, obtained by the Trice Edney News Wire. “We have marched side by side with them and been their voice in the African American community. It is truly disheartening to be on the battlefield with someone and not be able to share in the spoils.”
Share in the spoils? Let’s go to freedictionary.com to see if “spoils” means what we think it means:
a. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.
b. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
Yup, that’s what we thought it meant. We’re just surprised that Bakewell admits publicly that the NAACP is all about reaping benefits from political patronage.
So much for the old kid’s riddle, “What’s black and white and read all over?”
Now, thanks to the wonders of 21st century race relations, we discover newspapers are either black or white, but not both.
I thought I might find folks on this site who are interested in a real discussion of the issues. Guess I came to the wrong venue.
If you want to have real discussion on issues, then type real questions or else make real issue statements. At this point you haven't added anything intelligent to the conversation.
So the Black community complains about discrimination and segregation, and about Jim Crow laws, but backs the idea that if you have one drop of Black blood (DNA , actually) you are Black. And they get to have the Black Image awards (there are NO white Image awards,) Miss Black whatever (separate from and excluding all other candidates such as Miss America, Miss Universe, Etc.. They have a black tv network, but insist they must appear in all other networks as well. And of course, they have the NAACP, the type of organization no other racial or ethnic groups is allowed, as well as college scholarships limited to only black candidates. Who are the real raaacists here?
Deb, you know who the racists are. And you know it very well. Just read the comments here. Some of the organizations and "awards" you mention were established when segregation / Jim Crow were the law of the land. If you think that problems with racism were automatically solved with the passage of the Voting Rights Act, or the election of an American of African ancestry as president, think again. The vestiges of 400 years of slavery and a century of Jim Crow will not be erased by the passage of laws, or a bright young politician who happened to be in the right place at the right time. The minority communities have a right to celebrate their culture and heritage and the achievements of their demographic. That is not racist, any more than celebrating Christmas or St. Patrick's Day is. Minority OWNED newspapers have a right to expect that an organization like NAACP which they support should not forget about them when it comes time to advertise. I thought I might find folks on this site who are interested in a real discussion of the issues. Guess I came to the wrong venue. Your comment is the only one that makes any attempt whatsoever to lay out an argument and provide a rationale.
Other mnority groups are NOT allowed to embrace their heritage in the same way. That is my objection. The Black population is reported as about 15% of the total US population. Hispanics make up a far greater percentage, but there are not the same types of organizations to support Hispanics as there are for Blacks. There is not an Hispanic face in every TV show, Movie, and Commercial advertisement. I refer you to The Runaway Slave website. I think you would find it interesting reading.
So... certain members of the black community and so on? yes because of government bondage and unfortunate inability to teach imperative issues in certain pockets of Black communities. It is not indicative of all members of the black community. Now the only way for those members who subscribes to the liberal mentality is for them to get educated and the media is not helping on that score.
What I learned from this story:
If you are not white, you are allowed to be racist.
Here are the members of the cleverly non-racist sounding National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of more than 200 Black-owned newspapers. If you are white, hispanic, American Indian Asian, or otherwise not black, you should stop reading any of these papers, since apparently the owners don't want you to read them since we now understand they are "black" newspapers.
Alabama
Birmingham Times
Birmingham World
Greene County Democrat
Mobile Beacon-Citizen
Montgomery-Tuskegee Times
Speakin' Out News Arizona
Arizona Informant California
American News
Bakersfield News Observer
Black Voice News
California Advocate
California Voice
Compton Bulletin
H.G. Star 1 News (Photo News)
Herald Dispatch
L.A. Metropolitan Gazette
L.A. Watts Times Inc.
Los Angeles Sentinel
Oakland Post
Our Weekly
Pasadena Gazette
Pasadena Journal
Precinct Reporter
Sacramento Observer
San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
San Francisco Bay View
San Francisco Sun Reporter
Tri County Sentry
Wave Community Newspapers Colorado
Denver Weekly News Connecticut
Hartford Inquirer
Inner-City Newspaper
Umoja News District of Columbia
Afro-American (Washington)
Capital Spotlight
News Dimensions
Washington Informer
Washington News Observer Florida
The Bulletin
Capital Outlook
Central Florida Advocate
The Community Voice
Daytona Times
Florida Courier
Florida Dollar Stretcher
Florida Photo News
Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Florida Star News
Florida Sun
Florida Tribune
Jacksonville Advocate
Jacksonville Free Press
The Miami Times
New American Press, The Miami Times
Northeast Florida Advocate
Orlando Times
Out Front South Magazine
Palm Beach Gazette
Pensacola Voice
The Weekly Challenger
Westside Gazette Georgia
Albany-Southwest Georgian
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta Inquirer
Atlanta Sun
The Atlanta Voice
Augusta Focus
The Champion Newspaper
Columbus Times
Fort Valley Herald
Freedom's Journal
Georgia Sentinel Bulletin
Macon Courier
Metro Courier
Savannah Herald
Savannah Tribune Illinois
The African-American Voice Newspaper
Chatham-Southeast Citizen
Chicago Defender
Chicago Independent Bulletin
Chicago New Crusader
Chicago Shoreland News
Chicago Standard Newspaper
Chicago Tri-City Journal
Chicago Weekend
Chicago Westside Journal
East St. Louis Monitor
Final Call
Futures Newspaper
Hyde Park Citizen
Jet Magazine
Muslim Journal
New Metro News
South Suburban Citizen
South Suburban Standard
Southend Citizen
The Times Weekly
Today's Chronicle
The Windy City Word Indiana
Frost Illustrated
Gary Crusader
Gary Info
Indiana Herald
Indianapolis Recorder
Scoop Magazine Kentucky
Louisville Defender
Key Newsjournal Louisiana
Data News Weekly
The Drum
Louisiana Weekly
New Orleans Tribune
Shreveport Sun
Alexandria News Weekly Maryland
Afro-American Newspapers
The Baltimore Times
Prince George's Post Massachusetts
Unity First Michigan
The Blazer Newspaper
Ecorse Telegram
Grand Rapids Times
Michigan Chronicle
Michigan Citizen
Saginaw County Weekly
Take Pride Community Minnesota
Insight News, Inc.
Minneapolis Spokesman Mississippi
Jackson Advocate
Mississippi Link
Mississippi Memo Digest Missouri
Kansas City Call
The Kansas City Globe
St. Louis American
St. Louis Argus
St. Louis Metro Sentinel Nebraska
Omaha Star Nevada
Las Vegas Sentinel Voice New Jersey
City News
The Connection
Twin Visions Weekly Publications New York
Afro American Times
Buffalo Criterion
Challenge Group
Hudson Valley Press
Jersey City Daily Challenge
New American
New York Amsterdam News
New York Beacon
New York Carib News
New York Daily Challenge
The New York Voice
Westchester County Press North Carolina
Carolina Peacemaker
The Carolina Times
The Carolinian
Challenger Newspaper
The Charlotte Post
Iredell County News
Wilmington Journal
Winston Salem Chronicle Ohio
The Buckeye Review
Call & Post (Cleveland)
Call & Post (Columbus)
Cincinnati Herald
Cleveland City News
Columbus Post Newspaper
The Communicator News
The Reporter (Akron)
Toledo Journal Oklahoma
The Ebony Tribune
The Tulsa Oklahoma Eagle Oregon
Observer (Portland)
Skanner Group (Portland) Pennsylvania
New Pittsburgh Courier
The Philadelphia Tribune
Pittsburgh Renaissance News
Philadelphia New Observer Rhode Island
Providence American South Carolina
Black News South Carolina
The Charleston Chronicle
Community Times Dispatch
Gullah Sentinel
Pee Dee Times (Community Times)
View South News Tennessee
Memphis Silver Star News
Metro Forum
Nashville Pride
Tennessee Tribune
Tri-State Defender Texas
African-American News and Issues
African News Digest
Capital City Argus
Dallas Examiner
Dallas Post Tribune
Dallas Weekly, The
East Texas Review
Houston Defender
Houston Forward Times
Houston Newspages
Houston Style
Houston Sun
Informer & Texas Freeman
La Vida News Dallas
La Vida News Houston
Minority Opportunity News
Nokoa
North Dallas Gazette
San Antonio Observer
Smith County Herald
Southwest Digest
Villager, The US Virgin Islands
Virgin Island Daily News Virginia
Journal & Guide
Metro Herald
Richmond Free Press
Richmond Voice, The Washington
Metro Home Maker
Northwest Dispatch
Seattle Medium
Seattle Skanner
Tacoma True Citizen
Thurston County Dispatch West Virginia
WV Beacon Digest Wisconsin
Madison Times, The
Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee Courier
Milwaukee Star
Milwaukee Times Weekly
Milwaukee Weekend Edition
No offense but this boy gets whiter everytime I see him.
How many times have you seen him? Ever heard of Photoshop?
On TV, print and photos? Many times. Was that question supposed to prove something?
Yes I have heard of photoshop I do live in this present century. And this question was supposed to prove something?
Yeah, after Michael passed on, ol' Ben inherited his bleach.
For real. I actually think he tans in order to appear darker when he feels like it.
downright pink, in fact.
He's got a real 'Kiss me I'm Irish' vibe about him :)
They're Always After Me Lucky Charms!
No, I think he has more of a "Punch me, I'm a dumbshit." look.
He reminds me a lot of the mayor's kid who applied for a need-based scholarship, and proudly listed his accomplishments in a wheelchair basketball league -- and he had the full use of all his faculties (with the exception of humility).
OOOOPS!!! DID I DO THAT!
Most recent comment from Todd Jealous to the NNPA and the NAALCP.
Does any one really need to state the obvious here about how the NAACP adverstises?
I didn't even know there WERE white only or black only newspapers
It is news to me too. I do realize there are newspapers and magazines that appeal more and have higher demographic of one group over another (Vogue vs Jet as an example), but White ONLY and Black Only sounds like racists magazines to me.
If I saw that guy on the street, I wouldn't have had a clue that he was black. I think they need to do away with that antiquated "one drop" law.
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I thought I might find folks on this site who are interested in a real discussion of the issues. Guess I came to the wrong venue.
If you want to have real discussion on issues, then type real questions or else make real issue statements. At this point you haven't added anything intelligent to the conversation.
So the Black community complains about discrimination and segregation, and about Jim Crow laws, but backs the idea that if you have one drop of Black blood (DNA , actually) you are Black. And they get to have the Black Image awards (there are NO white Image awards,) Miss Black whatever (separate from and excluding all other candidates such as Miss America, Miss Universe, Etc.. They have a black tv network, but insist they must appear in all other networks as well. And of course, they have the NAACP, the type of organization no other racial or ethnic groups is allowed, as well as college scholarships limited to only black candidates. Who are the real raaacists here?
Deb, you know who the racists are. And you know it very well. Just read the comments here. Some of the organizations and "awards" you mention were established when segregation / Jim Crow were the law of the land. If you think that problems with racism were automatically solved with the passage of the Voting Rights Act, or the election of an American of African ancestry as president, think again. The vestiges of 400 years of slavery and a century of Jim Crow will not be erased by the passage of laws, or a bright young politician who happened to be in the right place at the right time. The minority communities have a right to celebrate their culture and heritage and the achievements of their demographic. That is not racist, any more than celebrating Christmas or St. Patrick's Day is. Minority OWNED newspapers have a right to expect that an organization like NAACP which they support should not forget about them when it comes time to advertise. I thought I might find folks on this site who are interested in a real discussion of the issues. Guess I came to the wrong venue. Your comment is the only one that makes any attempt whatsoever to lay out an argument and provide a rationale.
Other mnority groups are NOT allowed to embrace their heritage in the same way. That is my objection. The Black population is reported as about 15% of the total US population. Hispanics make up a far greater percentage, but there are not the same types of organizations to support Hispanics as there are for Blacks. There is not an Hispanic face in every TV show, Movie, and Commercial advertisement. I refer you to The Runaway Slave website. I think you would find it interesting reading.
So... certain members of the black community and so on? yes because of government bondage and unfortunate inability to teach imperative issues in certain pockets of Black communities. It is not indicative of all members of the black community. Now the only way for those members who subscribes to the liberal mentality is for them to get educated and the media is not helping on that score.
What I learned from this story:
If you are not white, you are allowed to be racist.
Here are the members of the cleverly non-racist sounding National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of more than 200 Black-owned newspapers. If you are white, hispanic, American Indian Asian, or otherwise not black, you should stop reading any of these papers, since apparently the owners don't want you to read them since we now understand they are "black" newspapers.
Alabama
Birmingham Times
Birmingham World
Greene County Democrat
Mobile Beacon-Citizen
Montgomery-Tuskegee Times
Speakin' Out News
Arizona
Arizona Informant
California
American News
Bakersfield News Observer
Black Voice News
California Advocate
California Voice
Compton Bulletin
H.G. Star 1 News (Photo News)
Herald Dispatch
L.A. Metropolitan Gazette
L.A. Watts Times Inc.
Los Angeles Sentinel
Oakland Post
Our Weekly
Pasadena Gazette
Pasadena Journal
Precinct Reporter
Sacramento Observer
San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
San Francisco Bay View
San Francisco Sun Reporter
Tri County Sentry
Wave Community Newspapers
Colorado
Denver Weekly News
Connecticut
Hartford Inquirer
Inner-City Newspaper
Umoja News
District of Columbia
Afro-American (Washington)
Capital Spotlight
News Dimensions
Washington Informer
Washington News Observer
Florida
The Bulletin
Capital Outlook
Central Florida Advocate
The Community Voice
Daytona Times
Florida Courier
Florida Dollar Stretcher
Florida Photo News
Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Florida Star News
Florida Sun
Florida Tribune
Jacksonville Advocate
Jacksonville Free Press
The Miami Times
New American Press, The Miami Times
Northeast Florida Advocate
Orlando Times
Out Front South Magazine
Palm Beach Gazette
Pensacola Voice
The Weekly Challenger
Westside Gazette
Georgia
Albany-Southwest Georgian
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta Inquirer
Atlanta Sun
The Atlanta Voice
Augusta Focus
The Champion Newspaper
Columbus Times
Fort Valley Herald
Freedom's Journal
Georgia Sentinel Bulletin
Macon Courier
Metro Courier
Savannah Herald
Savannah Tribune
Illinois
The African-American Voice Newspaper
Chatham-Southeast Citizen
Chicago Defender
Chicago Independent Bulletin
Chicago New Crusader
Chicago Shoreland News
Chicago Standard Newspaper
Chicago Tri-City Journal
Chicago Weekend
Chicago Westside Journal
East St. Louis Monitor
Final Call
Futures Newspaper
Hyde Park Citizen
Jet Magazine
Muslim Journal
New Metro News
South Suburban Citizen
South Suburban Standard
Southend Citizen
The Times Weekly
Today's Chronicle
The Windy City Word
Indiana
Frost Illustrated
Gary Crusader
Gary Info
Indiana Herald
Indianapolis Recorder
Scoop Magazine
Kentucky
Louisville Defender
Key Newsjournal
Louisiana
Data News Weekly
The Drum
Louisiana Weekly
New Orleans Tribune
Shreveport Sun
Alexandria News Weekly
Maryland
Afro-American Newspapers
The Baltimore Times
Prince George's Post
Massachusetts
Unity First
Michigan
The Blazer Newspaper
Ecorse Telegram
Grand Rapids Times
Michigan Chronicle
Michigan Citizen
Saginaw County Weekly
Take Pride Community
Minnesota
Insight News, Inc.
Minneapolis Spokesman
Mississippi
Jackson Advocate
Mississippi Link
Mississippi Memo Digest
Missouri
Kansas City Call
The Kansas City Globe
St. Louis American
St. Louis Argus
St. Louis Metro Sentinel
Nebraska
Omaha Star
Nevada
Las Vegas Sentinel Voice
New Jersey
City News
The Connection
Twin Visions Weekly Publications
New York
Afro American Times
Buffalo Criterion
Challenge Group
Hudson Valley Press
Jersey City Daily Challenge
New American
New York Amsterdam News
New York Beacon
New York Carib News
New York Daily Challenge
The New York Voice
Westchester County Press
North Carolina
Carolina Peacemaker
The Carolina Times
The Carolinian
Challenger Newspaper
The Charlotte Post
Iredell County News
Wilmington Journal
Winston Salem Chronicle
Ohio
The Buckeye Review
Call & Post (Cleveland)
Call & Post (Columbus)
Cincinnati Herald
Cleveland City News
Columbus Post Newspaper
The Communicator News
The Reporter (Akron)
Toledo Journal
Oklahoma
The Ebony Tribune
The Tulsa Oklahoma Eagle
Oregon
Observer (Portland)
Skanner Group (Portland)
Pennsylvania
New Pittsburgh Courier
The Philadelphia Tribune
Pittsburgh Renaissance News
Philadelphia New Observer
Rhode Island
Providence American
South Carolina
Black News South Carolina
The Charleston Chronicle
Community Times Dispatch
Gullah Sentinel
Pee Dee Times (Community Times)
View South News
Tennessee
Memphis Silver Star News
Metro Forum
Nashville Pride
Tennessee Tribune
Tri-State Defender
Texas
African-American News and Issues
African News Digest
Capital City Argus
Dallas Examiner
Dallas Post Tribune
Dallas Weekly, The
East Texas Review
Houston Defender
Houston Forward Times
Houston Newspages
Houston Style
Houston Sun
Informer & Texas Freeman
La Vida News Dallas
La Vida News Houston
Minority Opportunity News
Nokoa
North Dallas Gazette
San Antonio Observer
Smith County Herald
Southwest Digest
Villager, The
US Virgin Islands
Virgin Island Daily News
Virginia
Journal & Guide
Metro Herald
Richmond Free Press
Richmond Voice, The
Washington
Metro Home Maker
Northwest Dispatch
Seattle Medium
Seattle Skanner
Tacoma True Citizen
Thurston County Dispatch
West Virginia
WV Beacon Digest
Wisconsin
Madison Times, The
Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee Courier
Milwaukee Star
Milwaukee Times Weekly
Milwaukee Weekend Edition
Source: NNPA.org
In re: the Jersey City Challenge (listed under New York):
Many of us here in NJ consider Jersey City to actually be part of New York. Some consider it part of Latin America, but that's a separate issue.
As best as I can tell, the paper is called the Daily Challenge, or the New York Challenge. It is published in Brooklyn, NY.
Ref: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84009567/
None taken. The truth is the truth :)
No offense but this boy gets whiter everytime I see him.
How many times have you seen him? Ever heard of Photoshop?
On TV, print and photos? Many times. Was that question supposed to prove something?
Yes I have heard of photoshop I do live in this present century. And this question was supposed to prove something?
Yeah, after Michael passed on, ol' Ben inherited his bleach.
For real. I actually think he tans in order to appear darker when he feels like it.
downright pink, in fact.
He's got a real 'Kiss me I'm Irish' vibe about him :)
They're Always After Me Lucky Charms!
No, I think he has more of a "Punch me, I'm a dumbshit." look.
He reminds me a lot of the mayor's kid who applied for a need-based scholarship, and proudly listed his accomplishments in a wheelchair basketball league -- and he had the full use of all his faculties (with the exception of humility).
OOOOPS!!! DID I DO THAT!
Most recent comment from Todd Jealous to the NNPA and the NAALCP.
Does any one really need to state the obvious here about how the NAACP adverstises?
I didn't even know there WERE white only or black only newspapers
It is news to me too. I do realize there are newspapers and magazines that appeal more and have higher demographic of one group over another (Vogue vs Jet as an example), but White ONLY and Black Only sounds like racists magazines to me.
If I saw that guy on the street, I wouldn't have had a clue that he was black. I think they need to do away with that antiquated "one drop" law.