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Jan 30, 2023
BLACK-LED LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS ASK TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS BEFORE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO DISCUSS FEDERAL RESPONSE TO TYRE NICHOLS MURDER
BLACK-LED LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS ASK TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS BEFORE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO DISCUSS FEDERAL RESPONSE TO TYRE NICHOLS MURDER
The leaders of the nation’s Black-led legacy civil rights organizations today requested a meeting with President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss a forceful and substantive federal response to the ongoing crisis of police violence.
“As the principals of eight legacy civil rights organizations that have been leading the fight for police reform in this nation, we write to request a meeting with you to discuss the federal response following the tragic death of Tyre Nichols and recommendations on further actions that can be taken on policing reform,” the leaders wrote in a letter to the White House.
The letter was signed by the leaders of the National Urban League, National Action Network (NAN), the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), NAACP, Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).
“Given the urgency of the matter, we ask that the meeting occur before next week’s State of the Union Address,” they wrote. “The survival and thriving of Black people and the other communities we serve depend on our success and the continued leadership of your Administration.”
Following the national uprising in response to George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police in 2020, the civil rights leaders worked with members of Congress to develop the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. When the U.S. Senate repeatedly blocked passage of the legislation, they encouraged President Biden to issue his executive order on police reform while continuing to work for more comprehensive legislation.
The leadership of the Black-led legacy civil rights organizations who were signatories on the letter to President Biden were:
