| Office: | President and CEO of the NAACP |
| Status: | Acting |
| Term Start: | 2007 |
| Term End: | 2008 |
| Predecessor: | Bruce S. Gordon |
| Successor: | Ben Jealous |
| Term Start1: | 2004 |
| Term End1: | 2005 |
| Predecessor1: | Kweisi Mfume |
| Successor1: | Bruce S. Gordon |
| Birth Name: | Dennis Courtland Hayes |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education: | Indiana University Bloomington (BS) Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis (JD) |
Dennis Courtland Hayes (born January 29, 1951) was General Counsel as well as the interim President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 2005 and from 2007 to 2008. During his time as interim CEO, Hayes criticized President George W. Bush's Social Security reform proposals[1] and Major League Baseball's recruitment efforts of black baseball players.[2]
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