California NAACP leader to step down amid conflict-of-interest criticism

Alice Huffman, leader of California’s NAACP, will step down from her position amid conflict of interest allegations. Huffman’s consulting firm accepted $740,000 from the No on 15 campaign. By opposing a key proposition designed to strengthen our schools and communities, Hoffman betrayed voters who rely on the NAACP to support their best interests.  

Alice Huffman, president of the California NAACP, speaks at a San Francisco news conference in support of a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in 2016.

(Associated Press / Jeff Chiu)

Huffman’s departure comes as she’s facing scrutiny for her work on various ballot measure campaigns in the November 2020 election.

By Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times | 11/20/2020

SACRAMENTO — The longtime leader of California’s NAACP will step down next month, a move that comes amid conflict-of-interest allegations after her public affairs company earned $1.7 million endorsing ballot measures this year. Alice Huffman, 84, cited health issues in her resignation letter to the executive board of the California Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP. She has held the post since 1999 and will step down Dec. 1 Read More