Among those were new President Fred Taylor, the organization’s previous first vice president.
“Our unity is so important in this time when a light has been shined on the injustices Black people face in this country,” Taylor said in a statement. “There is finally some recognition of the long-standing injustices in policing, in the judicial system, in the education system, in political representation, and in workforce representation for hiring and decision-making.”
Taylor pledged to continue the group's efforts to address systemic racism in the Worcester Police Department, remove police from schools, as well as “to bring political representatives to our city that reflect the faces of our sons and daughters.”