WHAT: Press Conference and Missouri NAACP Leadership Lobby Day

NAACP Leaders from across Missouri will come together to advocate for legislative policies that promote

dignity for all humans. There will be a press conference to discuss the various lobby days that NAACP is

partnering on this year. Following the press conference, attendees will visit legislators to discuss the

organization’s legislative priorities.

WHO: Officers of the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP and its Local Units

President Nimrod Chapel, Jr. will speak to the press along with other featured local leaders and members of

the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus.

WHEN & WHERE: 1:00 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the 1st Floor Capitol Rotunda.

WHY: A variety of legislative proposals have been filed this year that would prohibit DEI training and policies

in education and State agencies, take-over of law enforcement in Missouri’s two majority non-white metro

areas, and would allow people to carry concealed weapons in places of worship without permission or

knowledge of the leadership. Other proposals that would allow for increased voting rights, support doula

services, and provide for full funding of Lincoln University’s agriculture program are not receiving the attention

the importance of the issues warrant.

These kinds of legislative proposals require active participation in the legislative process as well as engaged

and informed voter participation. In addition to focusing on legislative proposals, the leaders of the NAACP

are working to make sure all eligible voters are registered and provide information on the upcoming elections

to their members and anyone else seeking to educate themselves before going to the polls.

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