NEW
YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton, president and founder of the National Action
Network (NAN), released the following statement on the death of lifelong
civil rights leader and former NAACP
board chairman Julian Bond:
“National
Action Network (NAN) mourns the loss of civil rights leader and former
NAACP board chairman Julian Bond, a trailblazer for equality and
inclusion. As one who came out of the
immediate generation after him, I grew up admiring and studying the
work of Julian Bond and the country has lost a champion for human
rights. The work of Mr. Bond will be missed but not forgotten as we
march forward for civil rights.”
Source: Press Office, the National Action Network
No comments:
Post a Comment