Mr. Lee Alcorn This is Me

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   www.dfwcivilrights.com/bio.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/29/2007   Last Visited: 10/29/2007

   D. Lee Alcorn
   
   FOUNDER OF THE COALITION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
   
   D. Lee Alcorn graduated as an honor student from Aycock High School.After high school, he joined the United States Air Force, where he served his country for four years.He attended and graduated from the University of Texas Medical School of Radiology Technology.He further studied and graduated from Mountain View Community College and attended the University of Texas Health Science Center.
   
   His commitment to be the best that he can be to family, friends and community is second nature to Lee Alcorn and is reflected in all that he does.He has served his community in many capacities to improve its political representation and economic plight.Lee Alcorn is a devoted husband and is the father of five children.
   
   Lee Alcorn has been a board member of the Dallas American Civil Liberties Union, a delegate to the Democratic State Convention and an Election Precinct Judge.He is a charter member of the Grand Prairie Leadership program and has served as a City Council Member, Grand Prairie.He served as the Founder and President of the Grand Prairie Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), President of the Dallas NAACP Branch, First Vice President of Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches, member of NAACP National Resolutions Committee and was nominated to the NAACP National Board.He led the Dallas NAACP Branch voter registration and education drive that resulted in the largest Black voter turnout prompting the election of the first Black Mayor of Dallas, he led the NAACP successful fight to remove the Confederate Flag from Grand Prairie Independent School District and also led Grand Prairie citizens to successfully change the city's at-large voting districts to single member districts due to unresponsive representation.
   
   He worked with the developers of the new American Airlines Center and the City of Dallas, to implement the Fair Share Agreement with the Arena Group to insure that ethnic minorities and women owned businesses received at least 25% of the dollar value of contracts awarded for the center.
   
   Lee Alcorn has been inducted into the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama.He is the recipient of numerous awards for his dedication and untiring service, among those being the Dallas and Grand Prairie NAACP Branch Thalheimer Award, Black State of Texas Community Service Award, Texas Torchbearer Award, Grand Prairie Chamber Dedication and Service Award, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Significant Volunteer Contribution Willow Award, Texas Peace Officers Community Advocacy Award, Kappa Alpha Psi Metroplex Black Image and Distinguished Citizen Awards.He has served as keynote speaker on many occasions and previously produced a cable talk show to keep the community informed.
   
   After thirty years of service, Lee Alcorn retired in 1995 as the Radiology Manager from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.Upon retiring he started the Coalition for the Advancement of Civil Rights (CACR), which is still a viable organization.

2. 2. Ellis County Press

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   Published on: 8/26/2005   Last Visited: 8/26/2005

   Lee Alcorn, president and CEO of Coalition for the Advancement of Civil Rights, asked the Ferris City Council Monday night to begin an investigation on the officer.
   
   Formerly known throughout the Dallas area for his outspokenness and leadership for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Alcorn stressed the importance for the council to support its lone African American councilperson.
   
   "The statement is being used to criminalize, in this case, a council member," said Alcorn.
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   Alcorn said the CACR, which has more than 85 members, would pursue other agencies about the issue and there might be some legal action taken.
   
   Alcorn said the Ferris police were calling it a technical thing.
   
   " It's the technical things that get people in trouble," said Alcorn.
   
   Alcorn also accused Councilman Fred Pontley of calling him earlier in the day and representing himself as Mayor Pro-Tem Scott Born.
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   Alcorn said he would have appreciated a last-minute warning.

3. 3. PROMINENT RABBI, NAACP NATIONAL BOARD MEMBER, RESPONDS TO ANTI-SEMTIC, ANTI-LIEBERMAN STATEMENTS OF DALLAS NAACP LEADER

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   Published on: 8/9/2000   Last Visited: 9/27/2004

   Much has been made of the fact that Mr. Alcorn is President of the Dallas Chapter of the NAACP.
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   As Mr. Mfume clearly realizes, the danger of remarks such as those made by Mr. Alcorn is that they will be used to divide our communities.