Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony issued the following press statement regarding the passing of former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond. Click the link to read the statement.
Julian Bond A Living Legacy
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Detroit Branch NAACP Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
The Detroit Branch NAACP held a press conference today, Thursday,
August 6, 2015, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch NAACP was joined by Congressman John Conyers, Jr; Duron Marshall, Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence; Samia Hamid, Field Director, Arab American Civil Rights League; Mary Carmen Munoz, Operations Manager, La SED; Stephanie Lopez Gilmore, Consortium of Hispanic Agencies; Michael Steinberg, Legal Director, ACLU Michigan and Yvonne White, President, Michigan State Conference NAACP to champion the VRA.
Click the links below to read the joint press statement and the remarks given by Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Anthony during the commemoration.
Official Statement_50th anniversary Voting Rights Act
