Ironic: NAACP chapter barred from Martin Luther King Jr. event

Apparently, there is bad blood between New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and local NAACP chapter President Danatus King. Rev. King is probably rolling over in his grave at this foolishness.

(Nola.com)- Even before Mayor Mitch Landrieu took office in May 2010, he and local NAACP chapter President Danatus King embarked on what has become a series of public clashes. The list of skirmishes grew by one last week....

Then last week, King accused the Landrieu administration of refusing to allow the local NAACP branch to join in a ceremony prior to a city-sponsored march on Jan. 16 celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

"When you have an organization, the largest and oldest civil rights organization -- an organization that worked hand in hand with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King -- and they are not only overlooked, but they are denied participation, it's not only an insult, but a disrespect," King told WWL-TV.

The Rev. Norwood Thompson, chairman of the MLK Celebration Commission, told the station that King's request came too late for inclusion in this year's program but that the NAACP will be considered for participation in the future.