"I Heard That": NAACP Supports Marriage EqualityRochelle Metcalfebyline‚ Nov. 26‚ 2008THE CITY PREACHER - REV. AMOS BROWN, President San Francisco Chapter NAACP should have been a happy man last Friday night for the NAACP Annual Fundraiser was successfully attended despite rumors of a threatened boycott allegedly from “FOES” who were mad with him for supporting NO on PROP 8!! Brown OUTED a few ministers, who according to him were boycotting the annual NAACP fundraiser! FRUSTRATED when sponsors of 12 tables pulled out, called the MEDIA to express his outcry! And a call to NATIONAL headquarters in Washington, D.C. BEN JEALOUS, National President, originally had not planned to attend, dropped everything took a flight, there that evening for the dinner. Jealous stated the national chapter gave Brown $19,000 to make up for the revenue loss which would have been devastating! |