(NAACP.org) - NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous has been selected as one of TIME’s “40 Under 40 - Rising Stars of U.S. Politics.” Here’s what they had to say:

The youngest-ever leader of the civil rights organization, Jealous, 37, is steering the NAACP through an era marked by both the election of the first African-American President and rising racial tension, including a spat between the Tea Party movement and Jealous himself. He helped organize a Washington rally this month for a coalition of progressive groups he calls "the antidote" to the Tea Party.

To read Time's interview with President Jealous, please visit this link.

View the full list here: www.time.com/40under40