Cornell Brooks, national president of the NAACP, delivers remarks at a National Press Club luncheon. Topics include the 2016 presidential election, criminal justice reform, and planned protests in Flint, Michigan, following the city’s water contamination crisis. Click the link below to see the full story.
Source: NAACP President Cornell Brooks National Press | Video | C-SPAN.org
The FBI opened a civil rights inquiry into the death of Linwood Lambert, a Virginia man who died after three officers repeatedly tased him in 2013. Click link below for full story.
Source: FBI opens inquiry into Virginia man’s death after tasing at hospital
The PW NAACP Education Committee is conducting a ‘Closing the Achievement Gap’ Education Forum on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Chinn Center Public Library Community Room, 3065 Chinn Park Drive Woodbridge Va. The forum is open to Parents, Educators, Community Leaders, Organizations and Church Leaders. The guest speaker will be Dr. Renee Lacey, Director of Non-Traditional Education Opportunities in Prince William County Public Schools. Come out and participate in this important forum. Click here for a flyer containing complete details on this event.
