Monday, March 27, 2017

CONYERS: “NFL Players Speak Up: First-Hand Experiences and Building Trust Between Communities and Police”

Dean of the U.S. House
of Representatives
John Conyers, Jr.

What:            Congressional forum to hear from NFL players about their own experiences and how they hope to improve relationships with minority  communities and the police while supporting programs to help inmates successfully re-enter their communities.

Hosts:             Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member
                       House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                      Rep. John Conyers Jr., Ranking Member
                      House Committee on the Judiciary

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Ranking Member
                      Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee

Rep. Cedric Richmond, Chair
Congressional Black Caucus

When:            11am on Thursday, March 30, 2017

Where:           2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Who:             Anquan Boldin, Detroit Lions

Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagles

                      Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD, Cofounder and President, Center for Policing Equity

[Additional NFL players may accompany Mr. Boldin and Mr. Jenkins.]

RSVP:          Media interested in attending should RSVP toShadawn.reddick-smith@mail.house.gov.

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