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NAACP leader arrested at Sen. Jeff Sessions office

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buzzz worthy. . . Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President (C) along with colleagues during a peaceful sit in at the office of Sen. Jefferson Sessions.  A two-day Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Jefferson Sessions (R-Ala.) the 70-year-old controversial conservative  who  Donald Trump selected for Attorney General, is underway.  If the NAACP and many doubtful voters have their way, Sessions won't be confirmed. Leaders of the NAACP, including its Pres. Cornell William Brooks, were arrested last week following a peaceful sit in at Sessions office, an alleged racist designed to prevent Sessions from becoming the Attorney General. On Jan. 3 Brooks tweeted the above photo, accompanied by this message: The @NAACP & @AlabamaNAACP are occupying the Mobile office of @jeffsessions --untill he withdraws as a AG nominee or we're arrested. Brooks remains undeterred despite the arrest. Brooks told CNN he broke one law in order ...