Leon Russell | |
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| Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | |
| Assumed office February 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Roslyn Brock |
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| Born | 1949 or 1950 (age 74–75) |
Leon W. Russell (born 1949/1950)[1] is an African-American civil rights leader and a human rights executive. He was elected to succeed Roslyn Brock as chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People board of directors on February 18, 2017.[2][3]