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Black Unity Family Commemorates King Assassination with Letter to Fellow Americans
Where Do We Go From Here? "We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.... Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy...." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear Fellow Americans: On this, the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we, a diverse, nonpartisan, intergenerational coalition of African-American groups and individuals, have come together so that our voices will be clearly heard. Our community has a great stake in this presidential election, and issues that we are most concerned about must be addressed. We share with all Americans a call for the prompt ending of the war in Iraq, universal health care, access to quality education, affordable housing free from predatory lenders, quality jobs and economic stability. Our particular domestic and global priorities include: re-creating a high-wage economy, transforming underserved schools, increasing funding for historically Black colleges and universities, restoring communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, reconstructing a Supreme Court committed to justice for all, sustaining strong enforcement of civil rights laws and rebuilding urban and rural infrastructures. We also call for expanding HIV/AIDS research, the recognition of workers' rights to organize, entrepreneurial opportunity, environmental justice, criminal justice reform, the reduction of disproportionately high incarceration rates, and support for the growth and development of Caribbean and African nations. These are critical human rights issues. Our churches have been our moral foundation and prophetic witness for justice and equality since slavery, holding up a mirror on areas where the nation falls short of these virtues. We strongly uphold the right to religious freedom of expression as reflected in our churches and other faith institutions. Our unpaid labor, creativity, blood, sweat and tears helped build America. Today, we seek to work with Americans of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds to heal long-standing wounds in our nation. Let us all join together to realize Dr. King's vision of social, racial and economic justice for all - for the love of our children and for future generations. The Black Unity Family (Partial list. For a full list go to www.ncbcp.org ) Maya Angelou Barbara Arnwine Vanita Banks Cora Masters Barry Lezli Baskerville Julian Bond Donna Brazile Clayola Brown Khephra Burns Melanie Campbell Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook Johnnetta B. Cole Prof. Kimberly Crenshaw Felicia Davis Al Dotson Thomas W. Dortch Rev. Gerald Durley Michael Eric Dyson Hazel Edney DeAnna Evans Ralph Everett Isaac Farris Danny Glover Dennis Hayes Hon. Glenda Hatchett Dr. Dorothy I. Height Gerald Hudson Rev. Jesse Jackson Benjamin Jealous Keith Jennings Jeff Johnson Oscar Joyner Maulana Karenga Martin Luther King, III Bishop Eddie Long Evelyn Lowery Rev. Joseph Lowery William Lucy Julianne Malveaux Darryl Matthews. Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr. Terry McMillan Barbara McKinzie Bishop Vashti McKenzie Brenda Girton Mitchell Rev. Judith C. Moore Marc Morial Constance Newman Charles Ogletree Kevin Parker Rev. Tyrone S. Pitts Steve Phillips Kevin Powell Lois A. Rice Elsie Scott Rev. Al Sharpton Beverly Guy-Shefthall Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich Bev Smith Jane E. Smith Rev. T. DeWitt Smith, Jr. Hon. Calvin Smyre Charles Steele Beverly Daniel Tatum Susan L. Taylor Rev. Regena Thomas Cicely Tyson Iyanla Vanzant Rev. C. T. Vivian LaKimba DeSadier-Walker Ronald Walters Shelley Wynter Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner Terrie Williams Richard Womack Hon. Andrew Young NOTE TO MEDIA: The following BUF representatives are available for interview. Contact Edrea at edmedia @dogonvillage.com: Susan L. Taylor Melanie Campbell Professor Charles Ogletree Barbara Arnwine, Esq. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery William "Bill" Lucy Kevin Powell National Coalition on Black Civic Participation / Black Unity Family
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REFERENCES: Black Unity Family Commemorates King Assassination with Letter to Fellow Americans, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Black Unity Family, commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., nonpartisan, intergenerational coalition of African-American groups and individuals, black PR, wire, Jazzmyne PR, press release, Apr 4, 2008. |
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