Nation IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : New NAACP Leader Fires 15 Staffers
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
In the first shake-up of his two-week tenure as NAACP president, Kweisi Mfume has fired about 15 staff members, including the civil rights group’s membership director. Among those fired are Isazetta Spikes, membership director; Janice Washington, assistant director of branches and field services; and Linda Hursey, public relations director.
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