Black leaders call for criminal justice reform to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Eight members of the Congressional Black Caucus joined Rep. William Clay at Wellspring United Methodist Church in Ferguson, Mo., on Sunday. They invoked the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 10:41 PM
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CHARLIE RIEDEL/APRep. William Lacy Clay Jr. was joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the fight for criminal justice reform.
Leading black members of Congress are vowing to lead a legislative fight for criminal justice reform after recent fatal police shootings around the U.S.
Eight members of the Congressional Black Caucus joined Rep. William Clay at Wellspring United Methodist Church in Ferguson, Mo., on Sunday. They invoked the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Clay, a St. Louis Democrat, sharply criticized St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s handling of the grand jury that declined to indict Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
MIKE SEGAR/REUTERSDemonstrators calling for justice in the chokehold death of Eric Garner take part in a protest march outside the 120th police precinct in Staten Island Jan. 15, 2015.
Caucus Chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield, a North Carolina Democrat, said the group planned to use its strength in numbers in Washington. He also called the protests that arose after Ferguson and other shootings “a turning point in race
