South Carolina's Tim Scott became the first African-American senator to win election in the South since Reconstruction, Mia Love became America's first black female Republican elected to Congress.
The NAACP released a statement about the a new Congress needing to pass a voting rights act, and that blacks were disenfranchised, but strangely nothing about the two historic wins.
Raffi Williams, who is a black American put the NAACP in its place via twitter.
NAACP Releases Statement On 2014 Elections, But No Mention Of Mia Love Or Tim Scott's Historic Wins http://t.co/jIqdkOvylb @mVespa1
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014can we take a moment to understand how the @NAACP didnt congratulate the first black person ever elected to both the House and Senate?
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014.@NAACP is failing the black community by only supporting Dems
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014it is unacceptable for an org that supposedly supports all blacks @NAACP to only acknowledge Dem blacks
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014I wish an org like the @NAACP would support black ppl of ideologies. unfortunately they are proving how out of date they are
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014.@NAACP should support all black ppl who are working to affect positive change in their communities. But they dont
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014the fact that black ppl can win elected office should be celebrated by the @NAACP as a sign of how far our country has come. But @NAACP 1/2
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014...wont celebrate black republicans cc:@NAACP 2/2
— Raffi Williams (@Raffiwilliams) November 6, 2014The full NAACP Statement is below
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is committed to leading the effort alongside other civil and human rights organizations and our newly elected Congress to pass a robust Voting Rights Act Amendment.
Equal access to voting remains paramount as numerous reports of voting irregularities emerged during the midterm elections yesterday. Malfunctioning voting machines, voters turned away because of erroneous voter ID laws, missing names of registered voters and long lines were among the major challenges that the NAACP fielded along with our Election Protection partners via the 1-866-Our-Vote hotline. We assert that passage of a robust Voting Rights Act Amendment is essential for the states previously protected under section 5 as well as for all Americans for the sanctity of our republic. We urge the newly elected Congress to join us in ensuring that all registered voters in our great country have unfettered access to the ballot box.
Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO of the NAACP: “This election was not about who won but the rather the citizens who lost the right to participate. This first election post the Shelby vs. Holder decision resulted in problems in every single state previously protected by the Voting Rights Act. For 49 years, these states were singled out because they had a history of discriminating against American voters. The Election Protection Hotline we manned with other concerned organizations fielded over 18,000 calls yesterday, many in those same states previously protected by the VRA. As we move forward—it is imperative that our newly elected Congress work with the NAACP and our partners to pass Voting Rights Act Amendment legislation that assures that all Americans have the franchise—our very democracy depends on it.”
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