And Hooks' older sister was secretary of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (or NAACP), the national civil rights group he would one day lead.
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"This is a retail operation, " he says of the way its nationalchapter network is run.
Particularly in Africa, women leaders would ensure that socio-economic rights, including the right to health, education, social security, and a safe environment, are justifiable and guaranteed in national constitutions - instead of being hidden in the directive principles of state policy chapter of national constitutions, a practice that has been adopted by some African countries.