Washington, D.C. — To the surprise of many Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the NAACP, says he will be stepping down from his post by the end of the year.
Jealous announced his plans to resign on Sunday. He says he is making plans to teach at a university and to spend more time with his family.
The Baltimore-based NAACP is the nation’s largest civil rights organization. When Jealous was hired as its president at age 35, he became the youngest leader in the group’s history.
Jealous is credited with improving the NAACP’s finances and donor base over the past five years and for improving its outreach.
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