NAACP leaders postponed the North Carolina chapter elections after candidate Curtis Gatewood was accused of sexual misconduct.
A scheduled election for the North Carolina branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been postponed after allegations of the sexual misconduct of one of the candidates for president of the chapter arose, according toThe election of a new branch president had been announced for October 6, the day of the conclusion of the state convention. The NAACP suspended the Rev.
Childs is no longer employed by the NAACP. She said her requests to revoke Gatewood's membership and create a sexual harassment policy were ignored.The NAACP suspended the Rev. Curtis Gatewood, one of the candidates for the office, after a former NAACP worker accused him of sexual harassment during a news conference.acknowledged the allegations against Gatewood and suspended his membership.
"As an organization dedicated for 110 years to principles of equality of rights for all persons, the NAACP takes all allegations of sexual harassment very seriously. We do not condone such behavior nor do we protect those who engage in such behavior," reads the letter in part."You are directed to cease and desist immediately from holding yourself out as a member of the NAACP."
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