On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, Orange County Black leaders spanning community service, education, business and civil rights organizing will gather for a virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Event organizers are thrilled to announce Rev. James Lawson, the “architect of the nonviolence movement,” as a guest lecturer. A nonviolence theorist and educator, Rev. Lawson mentored many leaders of the civil rights movement, including Congressman John Lewis.
Creating the Beloved Community in Orange County: A Virtual Celebration of the Life, Legacy, and Leadership of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Virtual Event. RVSP for Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErfuCsrjsqGdGQZC73senN1RJIow1Floez
Congresswoman Karen Bass and Dr. Everett Ward
BALTIMORE, MD Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. General President Dr. Everett B. Ward is urging the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R. 7120) after the officer-involved shooting deaths in Columbus, Ohio, of Casey Goodson, Jr., and Andre Maurice Hill.
 There is no holiday season for the assault and murder of African American men by police officersâ said Dr. Everett B. Ward. âThe freelance authority to assault and murder African American men must end.â
The call for an investigation into Officer Adam Coy comes after he fatally shot Hill early last Tuesday morning during a non-emergency call. Video released by the City of Columbus shows that Coy turned on his body camera only after the shots were fired. The body camera video shows at least six minutes passed before any aid was rendered to Hill who was unarmed.
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