National Urban League Convenes Black Mayors and Legacy Civil Rights Leaders to Discuss Civil and Human Rights
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE CONVENES BLACK MAYORS FROM THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST CITIES AND LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS FOR A FIRESIDE DISCUSSION ON THE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
HOUSTON, TX (July 28, 2023) – The Black mayors of the nation’s four largest cities, will address the state of emergency for civil and human rights during a fireside chat with National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial to open the second day of the National Urban League’s Conference.
Morial will also lead a chat with leaders of the nation’s top legacy civil rights organizations, following along with remarks from members of the Biden Administration and civil and human rights leaders.
Notable speakers from the Biden Administration include Acting Secretary Julie Su from the U.S. Department of Labor, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo from U.S. Department of Treasury, and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The first fireside chat will feature Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network and Melanie Campbell, President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable; and the second will feature Black Mayors from the four major cities in the U.S.; Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles, California, and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Illinois.
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WHAT: National Urban League “State of Black America” Plenary, Civil Rights Fire Side Chat, and Mayors’ Fire Side Chat
WHO: Marc H. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
Julie Su, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury
Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
Reverend Al Sharpton, President and Founder, National Action Network
Melanie Campbell, President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director, The Anti-Defamation League
Sylvester Turner, Mayor, City of Houston
Karen Bass, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Eric Adams, Mayor, New York City
Brandon Johnson, Mayor, Chicago
WHEN: Friday, July 28 at 8 am CT
WHERE: George R. Brown Convention Center, 3rd floor, Ballroom C
1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010
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