Bass, Congressional Black Caucus, Host Forum On Police Accountability
June 11, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, held a forum on Police Accountability in America. The forum comes just days after the Congressional Black Caucus and House and Senate Democrats unveiled the Justice in Policing Act, a bold reform to curb police brutality, end racial profiling, and eliminate qualified immunity.
SPEAKERS:
Panel 1: The State of Policing Today
- Connie Rice, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Advancement Project
- Darius Bellinger, CEO of Chasing23
- Alicia Garza, Co-Founded Black Lives Matter
- Raheem DeVaugh, Grammy nominated singer and songwriter
Panel 2: Reimagine How Policing is Done
- Council Member Jeremiah Ellison, Minneapolis City Council, (Ward 5)
- Jumane Williams, Public Advocate of the City of New York
- Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize-winning national correspondent cover law enforcement, race and justice
- Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter and Founder of Dignity and Power Now
Issues: