The Rev. Al Sharpton says he has reconfigured this month's commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington as a precaution against the coronavirus.
. The site will livestream the Washington march, in addition to other programming leading up to and after the event.
The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 150 Black-led organizations that make up the broader Black Lives Matter movement, will hold itslater in the evening. Organizers said their convention will coincide with the unveiling of a new political agenda intended to build on the success of this summer’s BLM-themed protests, which called for the defunding of police departments in favor of investments to healthcare, education, housing and other social services in Black communities.
In June, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, which would ban police use of stranglehold maneuvers and end qualified immunity for officers, among other reforms. In July, following Lewis’ death, Democratic senators reintroduced legislation that would restore a provision of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. The law previously required states with a history of voter suppression to seek federal clearance before changing voting regulations.“Everybody is trying to jump from demonstration and to reconciliation, with no legislation,” Sharpton said. “If we don’t have the legislation, we’ll be back here again.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos trial set to begin on March 9, 2021The trial was supposed to start this year, but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more »
Airline stocks surge after TSA reports highest traveler numbers since March | Markets InsiderThe Transportation Security Administration on Monday reported that 831,789 travelers passed through its checkpoints on Sunday — the highes...
Read more »
Coronavirus live updates: Mnuchin says relief deal could come this week; TSA screenings return to March levelsThe coronavirus has infected more than 19.8 million people across the world as of Monday, killing at least 731,500 people.
Read more »
Bernie Sanders Renews Call For A Billionaire Tax—This Time To Fund Medicare During The Coronavirus PandemicThe virus has not affected all Americans equally.
Read more »