Uniting Law Enforcement and Community

DETROIT - Aug. 26, 2016 - PRLog -- In an effort to unite police and the community, Wayne County Judge Deborah Thomas and Robert Dunlap, Chief of Jails and Courts for the Wayne County's Sheriff's office  will join a frank discussion  with community leaders from around the country  including a mortician who has produced a video on the impact of crime and police misconduct in African-American neighborhoods.  The video entitled "Don't Take My Life, Let Me Live," was produced by the Reverend Terry Wright  of Miami.

The forum will take place today, August 26, 2016, at 1:30 pm  in the Renaissance Ballroom of the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel.

The session is part of this week's A. Philip Randolph Institute's annual education conference which carries the theme "The Power of Unity…All Workers Matter" at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Detroit Michigan.

APRI is a 50- year old labor and social justice organization which advocates on the behalf of African American working men and women across the nation.

More than 500 labor and civil rights activists, including a delegation of youth activists s ages 17-25 from across the U.S.  are taking part  in a broad range of activities and discussions. "This conference is to inform and train delegates on important issues directly impacting the Black community," said APRI President Clayola Brown. "We plan to explore the current 2016 Elections and its potential impact on communities as well as to address health, economic and social justice issues," she added.

On Saturday, August 27 at 9:30 a.m. Baltimore City States Attorney Marilyn Mosby who rose to national recognition in the Freddie Gray case will speak followed by actress "Living Single"  Erika Alexander.

Friday, August 26, 2016

12;30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Reverend Wendell Anthony, President

Detroit NAACP,  Pastor, Fellowship Chapel – Detroit, Michigan

1:30 p.m. SPECIAL PLENARY

"Lawmakers &  The Power Conversation"

Moderator: Jeff Johnson, TV Commentator, Community Activist

Video "Don't take my Life, Let me Live" Introduced by Reverend Terry Wright

Founder, Wright & Young Funeral Home

Miami, Florida

Judge Deborah Thomas, Wayne County Michigan Third Circuit Court

Robert Dunlap. Wayne County Sherriff's Office

Saturday, August 27, 2016

9:30 am.  SPECIAL PLENARY

Marilyn Mosby, States Attorney, Baltimore, MD

Erika Alexander, Actor/Activist

The A. Phillip Randolph Institute (APRI) is a labor rights organization founded in 1965 by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin.   The organization has more than 139 chapters nationwide with membership from the nation's top unions and community organizations.  Clayola Brown,  the first female to head the organization, is the current president. For more information go to http:// www.apri.org.

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