e in the hostility and bloodshed Selma had so famously experienced in 1965. Perkins won, becoming the first black American mayor for Selma. Kweisi Mfume stressed the importance of registering and voting during an unprecedented radio broadcast of the Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS). The voter empowerment messages delivered throughout the four-hour, "all-talk" broadcast galvanized more than 10,000 listeners nationwide to call the toll-free NAACP Voter Empowerment 2000 Hotline (1-866-YES-VOTE) to register to vote (McBride). In a collaborative effort, the NAACP, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and Allstate Insurance Company have joined together to develop “The Law and You: Guidelines for Interacting with Law Enforcement Officials.” The pamphlet offers suggested procedures to follow if someone—mainly an adolescent—is stopped by a police officer or law enforcement official, regardless of the reason. The suggestions are to be used as guidelines until professional legal advice and guidance can be obtained (“Law and You”). The Legal Department of the NAACP provides legal advice and representation to the more than 2,000 state, local, youth, and college affiliations of the Association. The Department also provides research, pleadings, briefs, and other legal resources to litigants through affiliates and a network of cooperating attorneys who help with NAACP litigation (McBride). The NAACP Back-To-School/Stay-In-School (BTS/SIS) Program is an incentive-based program seeking the retention and graduation of at-risk youth, mainly black Americans and other minorities. The aim of the program is to boost the number of skilled, knowledgeable youth graduating from high school by providing them with mentoring, tutoring, remedial assistance, and incentives for maintaining regular attendance, thus creating a more pleasant attitude toward education. Encouragement by way of cul...
