Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LA NAACP
Before Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA over racist remarks, he was supposed to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles NAACP next month. Now, the organization is canceling the award and returning Sterling’s recent donation, but critics say it’s too little, too late.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBefore Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA over racist remarks, he was supposed to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles NAACP next month. Now, the organization is canceling the award and returning Sterling’s recent donation, but critics say it’s too little, too late. People are questioning why the NAACP didn’t cut ties with Sterling earlier, and exactly how much money Sterling has given them.
