Michigan Civil Rights Leaders Commend Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Michigan Civil Rights Leaders Commend Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes ActContact: Vicki Levengood levengoodv@michigan.gov
May 20, 2021
LANSING, MI-James E. White, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and Stacie Clayton, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, have issued the following statements in response to Congress passing and President Biden signing into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, designed to address hate crimes targetting Asian Americans.
James E. White, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights: Congress sent a clear and bipartisan message with the passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act: we will no longer stand by while racist rhetoric fuels attacks on Asian American families across the nation. This new law will bring much needed additional resources to bear in the fight against the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and bias incidents we have witnessed in the
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Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights on the Passing of Elbert Hatchett
Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights on the Passing of Elbert HatchettContact: Vicki Levengood levengoodv@michigan.gov
April 9, 2021
LANSING, MI-James E. White, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, has issued the following statement on the passing of Atty. Elbert Hatchett.
With the passing of Attorney Elbert Hatchett, Pontiac has lost one of its most prominent citizens and Michigan has lost an exceptional legal mind and civil rights icon. Atty. Hatchett was known for his oratory and legal prowess and, most significantly, for his successful, decade-long battle against segregation in Pontiac schools. He was far ahead of his time, recognizing that the fight for civil rights would never fully succeed until we overcome inequities in educational opportunity. His passion and commitment to the people of Pontiac and the state of Michigan will be sorely missed.