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Monday, September 13, 2004 at 03:38AM
The head of the NAACP said Sunday he plans to apologize to U.S.
Education Secretary Rod Paige, whose invitation to speak at an Ohio
NAACP dinner was withdrawn. Kweisi Mfume, president of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he was
"appalled" when he found out about the snub Friday. "I will reach out
to [Secretary] Paige on Monday morning to personally and publicly
apologize for this matter," Mfume said in a statement. Ohio NAACP
President Sybil Edwards-McNabb said last week that Paige--invited to
speak on education reform--was cut at the request of the national
office. But Mfume on Sunday denied that, saying the Ohio NAACP chapter
made the decision. [more ] and [more ]