Triangle Community to Rally for Justice for Trayvon Martin and Against Racial Profiling Today in Raleigh

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 July 2013

For More Information:           Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

                                                Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700

For Media Assistance:            Rob Stephens, Field Secretary, 336-577-9335

 

RALEIGH - Hosted by radio personality "Showtime" of K97.5, the Triangle for Trayvon Rally will bring concerned North Carolinians to downtown Raleigh today in an effort to raise awareness of injustices in the criminal justice system, racial profiling and create opportunities to make social change in the surrounding communities and in the legislature. NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II will speak along with others.  

            The rally begins at 4:00 pm on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Moore Square, 200 S. Blount Street, in downtown Raleigh. Rev. Barber is scheduled to speak around 5:00 pm.

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