Civil Rights Leaders Address DEI [Video]

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.

Keep reading to find a livestream of the roundtable below.

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 …