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riversedge

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Mon Jul 11, 2016, 06:03 AM Jul 2016

Clinton to speak in Cincinnati at NAACP Convention

Source: cincinnati.com




Clinton to speak in Cincinnati at NAACP Convention



Cameron Knight, cknight@enquirer.com 12:07 a.m. EDT July 11, 2016
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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will speak July 18 at the 107th annual NAACP Convention hosted this year in Cincinnati at the Duke Energy Center.

Clinton will be speaking to the civil rights organization following the deaths of two unarmed African-American men at the hands of police and the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas, and in the middle of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where Donald Trump will likely secure the party's nomination.

“In these violent and horrifying times, when a new generation is waking to call for police accountability, economic and educational equality and protecting the right to vote for all people, this election marks a significant moral moment for America,” said NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks. “We look forward to hearing Secretary Clinton’s priorities and plan to advance our issues of social justice.”...........................

Read more: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/11/clinton-speak-cincinnati-naacp-convention/86927148/






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Clinton to speak in Cincinnati at NAACP Convention (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2016 OP
Black Votes Matter IronLionZion Jul 2016 #1
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Oh Lawd, not those photo-op people! Stellar Jul 2016 #3
No worries. Cable will probably be 24/7 RNC Trumpfest!! riversedge Jul 2016 #6
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