Leading Civil Rights Organizations Demand Passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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Feb 22, 2021

National Urban League * NAACP Legal Defense Fund * National Action Network * National Coalition on Black Civic Participation * Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights * National Council of Negro Women * NAACP * Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The leaders of the nation’s most influential civil rights and social justice organizations have scheduled a media briefing on Wednesday, February 24, to demand federal action to reform the nation’s police departments through passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Who

Scheduled to participate in the briefing are:
Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President & CEO
Sherrilyn Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund President & Director-Counsel
Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network President
Melanie Campbell, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation President & CEO
Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Interim President & CEO
Johnnetta Betsch Cole, National Council of Negro Women National Chair & President
Derrick Johnson, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President & CEO
Damon Hewitt, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Vice President

When

The media briefing will take place on Wednesday, February 24 at 11:30am EST.

Where

The meeting will be held via Zoom. Registration is required.
Please visit the following link to register: https://bit.ly/3umoSFB