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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON TO ATTEND THE TRIAL FOR THE KILLERS OF AHMAUD ARBERY IN NEW BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, & CONDUCT A PRAYER VIGIL WITH HIS PARENTS OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE

WED: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON TO ATTEND THE TRIAL FOR THE KILLERS OF AHMAUD ARBERY IN NEW BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, & CONDUCT A PRAYER VIGIL WITH HIS PARENTS OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE

In the Wake of a Nearly All-White Jury Selection in a County That is Predominantly Black, Rev. Sharpton & NAN to Stand By the Family in Georgia & Call on Other Faith Leaders to Pray for Justice

WHO:

Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network

Wanda Cooper-Jones, Mother of Ahmaud Arbery

Marcus Arbery, father of Ahmaud Arbery

Lee Merritt, ESQ, Attorney for the Arbery family

Attorney Benjamin Crump, Attorney for the family

WHERE:

Glyn County Courthouse, New Brunswick, Georgia

WHEN:

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 – 12:30 p.m. (or during lunch break)

Background:

On Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed Black man, was chased by three armed white men in a South Georgia neighborhood and killed. National Action Network has stood by the family in their pursuit of justice and decried the selection of a mostly white jury that consists of 11 white women, three white men and one Black man in a county that is predominantly Black. The judge noted the appearance of “intentional discrimination” in jury selection but said the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing would proceed.

About National Action Network

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, criminal record, economic status, gender, gender expression, or sexuality. For more information, visit www.nationalactionnetwork.net