I am writing this letter in response to the article that was published last week about the apparent forum hosted by NAACP and NCNW. We, the members of NCNW are quite appalled and unsatisfied with this article because of its many inaccuracies. First, NCNW has not partnered with NAACP for any events this year including hosting a forum for student government association candidates. The night this apparent “forum” took place, NCNW had a general body meeting scheduled for 7 p.m., which we had with around 30 students in attendance. NAACP had a general body meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m., where we believed the bulk of this meeting was set reserved for SGA candidates to talk with NAACP members. Following some discussion, NCNW decided to attend NAACP’s event. After listening to a few candidates speak, members of NCNW had to depart in order to attend to organization business. There were some candidates who contacted us about speaking, and we welcomed them in our meeting, as well as those who had not contacted us before hand.

The article stated that there was a lack of student interest, which probably derived from a low turnout at the NAACP meeting. NCNW wants to set the record straight that we did not depart from the meeting because we were apathetic students who had no concern of our student government. We would appreciate blame not being dished out among organizations on campus because of expectations not being met. We are disappointed and offended by the inaccuracies of last week’s article, but we will continue to work hard to show the spirit and passion that students of all backgrounds have on this campus.

Sincerely,

The National Council of Negro Women