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Bono’s Acceptance Speech at NAACP Image Awards

This is a very powerful speech. He received a standing ovation at the end.

Selected quotes from the speech:
“True religion will not let us fall asleep in the comfort of our freedom.”
“Love thy neighbor is not a piece of advice, it is a command.”
“God has a special place for the poor. God is with the poor, and God is with us if we are with them.”
“Ending poverty is not a burden, it is an adventure.”

The NAACP also announced that it is going to join with the ONE campaign to end poverty and to fight AIDS. Click on the following link to listen to an interesting interview with Bono and Julian Bond. LISTEN TO BONO AND NAACP CHAIRMAN JULIAN BOND ON THE TOM JOYNER SHOW Mr. Bond seems to think alot of Bono.

The ONE Blog has a post describing some of the key aspects of the ONE and NAACP partnership.

NAACP Chairman Julian Bond:

“Tonight, the NAACP, the ONE Campaign and DATA agree to enter into a agreement to increase our collective capacity and our advocacy efforts to address extreme poverty.”

The new partnership will include a drive for 250,000 new ONE and NAACP members, co-hosted events and forums across the country and the NAACP engaging their members in support of bipartisan debt cancellation, trade reform, effective aid, global health, clean water and infrastructure development efforts.

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