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Let George Floyd’s Murder Be a Catalyst for Justice June 2020
Dr. Peaches Henry Before George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis a week ago, African Americans were already reeling at the shooting of Breonna Taylor in her own bed by police in Kentucky, the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery by a white former police officer and his son in Georgia, and the attempt by a…
Read MoreOFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE WACO NAACP ON THE “UNITE THE RIGHT” HATE RALLY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
For Immediate Release: August 24, 2017 Contact: Dr. Peaches Henry @ 254-733-5261 To be clear, this is not a Right or Left, Republican or Democratic, North or South, or Black or White issue. This is a matter of right or wrong. We are confronted with a life and death moral dilemma. We must decide whether…
Read MoreThe Cycle of Violence, Black Lives Matter, & Criminal Justice Reform
By Dr. Peaches Henry We are broken-hearted about the attacks on the Dallas Police and DART Officers. We are broken-hearted about the deaths at the hands of police of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. As John Donne wrote, the death of any man diminishes us all. The Waco NAACP has a good relationship with the…
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