National push seeking to put Black Lives Matter movement at forefront of NAACP activism gains steam: Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

PHILADELPHIA — After a white supremacist gunned down nine worshippers at the historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June, the NAACP praised victims’ families for offering the white gunman forgiveness and prayer at his arraignment on murder charges. In their condemnation of the hate-fueled act, NAACP leaders said “confronting violence…