*Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other civil rights leaders on Wednesday May 31 called on L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the L.A. City Council to denounce the racial slurs at the home of NBA star, Lebron James.
The slur—the N-word—was quickly removed and police are investigating, However, the slur coming on the heels of vicious racial attacks in Portland and Maryland, and the increase in hate slurs in public places is cause for serious alarm.
“The hate slur aimed at James in Los Angeles must not be seen as an isolated incident or prank,” says Hutchinson, “Hate slurs have been uttered and preceded murderous hate attacks recently. Mayor Garcetti and the L.A. City Council can use the hate slur aimed at James in L.A. to send the strong message that city officials take hate slurs seriously and will spare no effort to track down and punish hate perpetrators in L.A.”
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, President Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable
Dwayne Wyatt, L.A Black Employees for Fairness
Rev. K.W. Tulloss, Western Regional Director, National Action Network
Sikivu Hutchinson, Womens Leadership Project
Debbie Washington National Council of Negro Women
Robert Taylor, Black Ministerial Alliance
Lita Herron, President Youth Advocacy Coalition
Pedro Baez, Founder Voice of the People
Skip Townsend, Cease Fire
Vicky Lindsay Project Cry No More
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