Phoenix NAACP Prez Resigns After Remark

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 5:51PM EDT / Published Feb. 02, 2016 12:27AM EST

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The president of the Phoenix-area NAACP chapter resigned Monday night in the wake of his comments last week on a female television reporter’s chest. The Phoenix New Times recorded Don Harris saying that New 12’s Monique Griego had “nice tits” while he was answering questions outside a meeting about students who spelled out the N-word with letters on their T-shirts. After the story circulated, the 77-year-old former lawyer sent an email offering his resignation to the Maricopa County NAACP board. The group voted Monday to accept his resignation, board member Benjamin Taylor confirmed.

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Phoenix NAACP Prez Resigns After Remark

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