Continuing our work for racial justice
In a June 4th email to League members, LWVUS President Chris Carson wrote:
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The coalition’s letter was sent from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and signed by over 400 organizations. LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase serves on The Leadership Conference Board of Directors.
Here are a few quotes from this letter:
“we urge you to take swift and decisive legislative action in response to ongoing fatal police killings and other violence against Black people across our country. Federal statutory reforms are urgently needed on a range of policing issues, including use of force, police accountability, racial profiling, militarization, data collection, and training.”
“Now is the time for Congress to pass meaningful police reform legislation. While we appreciate hearings and resolutions, we need comprehensive measures enacted. We need Congress to advance meaningful legislation to protect Black communities from the systemic perils of over policing, police brutality, misconduct, and harassment, and end the impunity with which officers operate in taking the lives of Black people.”