Rev. Al Sharpton, Gwen Carr to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee in First Hearing on Police Misconduct

WASHINGTON — On September 19 at 10 a.m., Rev. Al Sharpton and Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in an oversight hearing on policing practices. 

The hearing, organized after National Action Network (NAN) and Ms. Carr campaigned for Congressional action on police misconduct, is Congress’s first on the issue in the wake of recent misconduct cases throughout the country that led to the deaths of Garner and others.

Attendees will include James Blake, former professional tennis player, author, and analyst for the Tennis Channel, Ron Davis, former director, U.S. Department of Justice, COPS Office, Phillip Atiba Goff, Ph.D., Center for Policing Equity, Chief Vera Bumpers, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Professionals, and Lynda Garcia, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

The hearing will be streamed live here. 

Source: Mercury