Demand Diversity Roundtable: Civil Rights Leaders Address DEI

Demand Diversity Roundtable: Civil Rights Leaders Meet As Trump Dismantles DEI Programs

Source: National Urban League

Civil rights leaders and justice organizations gathered on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to address the urgency of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back civil rights protections and policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

The event, titled the “Demand Diversity Roundtable,” is being held at the National Press Club and be moderated by National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial.

Individuals participating in the roundtable are listed below:

Marc H. Morial, National Urban League
Jenai Nelson, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Damon Hewitt, Lawyers; Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Margaret Huang, Southern Poverty Law Center

Juan Proaño, League of United Latin American Citizens

Ying McGuire, National Minority Supplier Development Council

Melanie Campbell, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation

Virginia Kase Solomón, Common Cause

Rev. Shavon Arline Bradley, National Council of Negro Women

Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network

Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Maya Berry, Arab-American Institute

Brenda Castillo, National Hispanic Media Coalition

Sheila Katz, National Council of Jewish Woman

Gregg Olton, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans

Alphonso David, Global Black Economic Forum

Amy Spitalnick, Jewish Council for Public Affairs