[Civil Rights Icon John Lewis]
Kristen Clarke: “He was fearless, tireless and a dedicated voice of conscience for Congress and the nation. The world has lost one of its most enduring voices on civil and human rights.”
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Kristen Clarke
John Lewis Made America a More Perfect Union
D.C. Police Coordinated with Trump to Tear-Gas Peaceful Protesters
[Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law]
Kristen Clarke: “The footage shows that D.C. police officers willingly participated alongside federal law enforcement in the Lafayette Square assault on protesters.”
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Lawyers Group Remembers James Byrd Dragged to Death by White Supremacists in Texas
[James Byrd Jr.\White Supremacy]
Kristen Clarke: “As we remember James Byrd Jr., we recommit ourselves to fighting white supremacy and fighting for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless others.”
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS, TO CALL FOR FEDERAL REFORM OF POLICE
[George Floyd\Police Reform]
The leaders of the nation’s top civil rights and social justice organizations and several members of Congress have scheduled a media briefing to demand federal action to reform the nation’s police departments.
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COVID-19: NATIONAL BLACK LEADERS URGE PEOPLE TO IGNORE CRAZY GOVERNORS AND STAY HOME
[COVID-19\ BLACK FAITH & CIVIL RIGHTS]
“We, the undersigned, have joined together to state our unequivocal and firm opposition to the premature effort of governors to willfully re-open their states. The actions of these governors, which demonstrate reckless disregard for the health and life of Black residents.”
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DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING COLLECTION OF COVID-19 RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS
[COVID-19\Racial Demographics]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee: “Centuries of structural racism has created a system where African Americans and other communities of color struggle to access quality health care – making the current crisis even more deadly.”
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TRUMP RAISES IRE WITH RACIST TWEET CALLING HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY “A LYNCHING”
[White House\Impeachment]
Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush: “You think this impeachment is a LYNCHING? What the hell is wrong with you? Do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched, since the inception of this country, by people who look like you.”
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