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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. [1]
The National African American Leadership Summit (NAALS) emerged out a series of unification meetings initiated by Dr. Benjamin Chavis, who was the executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). At one of those unification meetings, Dr Chavis asked for and received permission to use the name ...
Benford Chavis [1] is an American educator known for his leadership at the American Indian Public Charter School (AIPCS) in Oakland, California, and its expanded American Indian Model Schools system, serving from 2001 into 2012. He is a national leader in the education reform movement, emphasizing a conservative philosophy of discipline and ...
Members of the Nation of Islam at the march. In addition to their goal of fostering a spirit of support and self-sufficiency within the black community, organizers of the Million Man March sought to use the event as a publicity campaign aimed at combating the negative racial stereotypes in the American media and in popular culture.
Chavis' previous work includes authoring the city's "African-American Heritage Guide" and another history book, "Our Roots, Our Branches, Our Fruit: High Point's Black History, 1859-1960."
Ben Chavis may refer to: Ben Chavis (educator) , American educator and controversial education reform advocate Benjamin Chavis (born 1948), African-American civil rights activist
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George Washington Chavis (c. 1817 – after 1880), American free man of color who served in the Mississippi Legislature; John Chavis (c. 1763 –1838), American educator and minister; John Chavis (American football) (born 1956), American football coach; Kory Chavis (fl. 2005–2008), American wrestler also known by the ring name Rainman