The Story of How the NY NAACP Sued Charter Schools Serving Black Kids

A great 6-min video by Bob Bowden on the NAACP's unconscionable opposition to high-quality charter schools in NYC: http://choicemedia.tv/2012/01/12/whose-side-are-you-on-the-naacp-sues-charter-schools:

The Story of How the NY NAACP Sued Charter Schools Serving Black Kids

As school choice becomes more integrated into the fabric of American public education, teachers unions have been using a new tactic to fight these reforms: the lawsuit.  And it's making for strange bedfellows.

The United Federation of Teachers, the New York City teachers union, joined forces with the New York State NAACP in a lawsuit to evict charter schools from buildings shared with traditional district schools.  This despite the high percentage of students of color that attend the city's public charter schools.

Why would the NAACP agree to sue the very charter schools that were providing so many black kids with a high quality education?