March 22, 2007
Citing Conflict With the Board, the Head of the NAACP Steps Down
When Bruce Gordon, a former high-ranking Verizon Communications executive, was tapped to lead the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 2005, some charity leaders thought it was an odd fit, but one that suggested the nation's oldest civil-rights charity was striving to modernize its operations.
The erstwhile corporate leader, however, frequently found himself at odds with the culture, board structure, and goals of the Baltimore charity. After just 19 months on
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