Relevance of the N.A.A.C.P.

If you've been paying attention to the news lately, you have seen/heard about the resolution that the NAACP drafted and passed deeming elements of the Tea Party (affectionately known as tea-baggers) as racist. Immediately following the confirmation of this resolution, there was a severe backlash from the conservative right calling them "the most racist organization in American". Wow, really? Furthermore they (the right wingers) have called for the dissolution of the organization. Citing that the group has run its course and due to the successes of African American individuals it is no longer relevant. I BEG TO DIFFER.

The NAACP, and organizations like it, are the very reason why African Americans are able to enjoy what rations of freedoms and liberties that this American society has allotted us.

For a one second I contemplated this idea. Even the name had me questioning its existence; National Association for the Advancement of "Colored" People. Sounds a bit politically incorrect and a bit outdated, don't you think? We have come along way and we now have a black president, so whats left for this social justice groups to do? Then this anecdote came to me: there was a third grader constantly being bullied by this 5th grader. This 5th grader would pound on the 3rd grader when no one was around. Then when the principal would show up to separate the two, the 5th grader would say "i'm cool, theres no problem, im not going to bother him and more, he's free to do as he pleases" But as soon as the principal would leave the 3rd grader's lunch money would be taken and he would be in the restroom receiving a swirly.

This is exactly what would happen if groups like the NAACP (the principal) would disappear. We must realize that this group is very important to insuring our rights now and into the future. Without the "principal" who would stop the bully from issuing out wedgies at will?

Throughout history the practical nature of the "majority" has been to suppress and oppress the "minority"; the big over the small, the strong over the week. And in America, just like anywhere else, majorities and minorities exist. Who's going to be there to prevent the small in number from falling victim to disparate treatment? Social Justice groups!!! The power they exercise protect the liberties of African Americans.

In closing, it is safe to say that NAACP has been will be very important now and in the foreseeable future, because as long as the principal is present bullying will not be tolerated.