Brooks , a fourth-generation ordained minister , has been serving as president and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice in Newark . Robert Lee Smith is a longtime leader and activist . A fourth - generation Baptist minister , he worked as a senior counsel for the FCC . The NAACP will make a formal statement at its national convention .
Robert Lee Smith is a longtime leader and activist . A fourth - generation Baptist minister , he worked as a senior counsel for the FCC . The NAACP will make a formal statement at its national convention .