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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2010
6:17 PM

CONTACT: Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; or David Zupan, (541) 484-9167

NAACP and Tea Party

WASHINGTON - July 21 -  

KEVIN GRAY
Gray is author of the books The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama and Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics. He argues that the real needs of African Americans, including dealing with unemployment, inadequate housing and wars, are being unmet.


BRUCE DIXON
Dixon is managing editor of Black Agenda Report. He just wrote the piece "Tea Partyers, Fox News, 'Negativity' Against the President? Are These Really Black America's Most Pressing Problems?"

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