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Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. (born January 22, 1948, in Oxford, North Carolina) is an African-American activist, author, journalist, and the current president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. He serves as national co-chair for the political organization No Labels.
- Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr., January 22, 1948 (age 75), Oxford, North Carolina, U.S.
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Dec 20, 2004 · Learn about the life and activism of Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., a civil rights leader, educator, and minister who was born in Oxford, North Carolina. He was the first African American to integrate the library, the first to write a book from prison, and the youngest executive director of the NAACP. He also co-founded the Million Man March and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.
Jan 23, 2024 · Legendary civil rights icon and Duke fellow Benjamin Chavis talks with Provost Alec Gallimore about education, miseducation, racism, and the climate crisis. Learn about his activism, his coining of the term "environmental racism", and his vision for a better future.
Dr. Chavis is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Dr. Chavis began his career in 1963, as a statewide youth coordinator in NC for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Dr. Chavis was born in 1948 in Oxford, North Carolina, into a long and distinguished line of preachers.
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Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. (born January 22, 1948, in Oxford, North Carolina) is an African-American activist, author, journalist, and the current president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. He serves as national co-chair for the political organization No Labels.
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