NAACP Congratulates Steve Benjamin
April 23, 2010
April 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issued the following news release:
The NAACP congratulates Steve Benjamin, the newly elected and first African American mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Benjamin won the April 20th runoff election with 56% of the vote.
"The NAACP sends its heartfelt congratulations to Mayor-Elect Steve Benjamin. Winning a political office is difficult as is, let alone as a black man . . .
The NAACP congratulates Steve Benjamin, the newly elected and first African American mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Benjamin won the April 20th runoff election with 56% of the vote.
"The NAACP sends its heartfelt congratulations to Mayor-Elect Steve Benjamin. Winning a political office is difficult as is, let alone as a black man . . .