New leader vows she'll bring 'new generation' to NAACP
- 44-year-old new chairwoman wants to stress NAACP as 'multi-cultural, multi-racial"
- Roslyn Brock, a health care executive, says she brings special health expertise
- Choice of Brock is praised by historian, former chairwoman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The new chairwoman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the oldest civil rights groups in the nation, said Sunday she'll work to bring a new generation into the organization.
Roslyn Brock, a health care executive and former NAACP vice chair, was selected to fill the seat left by Julian Bond, a civil rights leader who has held the post since 1998. Brock, 44, is the youngest person to ever serve in the position.
"I want to get the word out that the NAACP is alive and well, and that we are a multi-cultural, multi-racial organization," Brock said on CNN's "Sunday Morning."
"It is our goal to extend a broader net, to encourage all Americans who believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to come and join us."
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