POLITICS: On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden met with black leaders associated with the Legacy Black Civil Rights Org. The group of. civil rights organization leaders met with President Biden to bring about further discussion on matters associated with equality and Justice in the black community. Matters of injustice and inequality have been cited by the Biden Harris administration while talks , today, are meant to provide a portal for addressing information on new and existing developments within the community.
By Michelle Crawford-Sapenter.
Today, a number of the President's most pressing initiatives involve the LBCRO in developing in areas for adequately responding to hate motivated racial violence and efforts at "...promoting inclusion in the shared advancement of voting rights."
While a number of significant initiatives were discussed, the Biden administration offered an update on the President's 'Investing in America' agenda and the equitable application of the agenda initiatives.
In attendance during the December 20th mini conference was the upper branch of the LBCRO and its members. LBCRO members are
Civil Rights Leaders:
Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO, National Council of Negro Women
Melanie Campbell, President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund
Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network
Maya Wiley, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Representing White House , attendants included:
Neera Tanden, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
Mayor Stephen Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement
Tom Perez, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Jenny Yang, Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity, Domestic Policy Council
Tyeesha Dixon, Deputy Counsel to the President
Erica Songer, Deputy Assistant to the President, Counsel to the Vice President
Erin Wilson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Amber Greene, Special Assistant to the President for Racial and Economic Justice, Domestic Policy Council
Andrea O’Neal, Senior Policy Advisor for Racial and Economic Justice, Domestic Policy Council
Feven Solomon, Senior Advisor for African American Engagement, Office of Public Engagement
Leaders of the Legacy Black Civil Rights Organization discussed plans previously prepared for the further focus on racial inequity and the updated work completed for addressing voting rights.
Discussions, also, focused on addressing the risks associated with artificial intelligence, and included efforts developed to "...strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the public and private sectors."
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