Father of Trayvon Martin to give opening remarks at Caucus on Black Men and Boys

WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) announced that Tracy Martin, the father of Trayvon Martin, will attend and give opening remarks at the inaugural hearing of the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys, entitled “The Status of Black Males: Ensuring Our Boys Mature Into Strong Men,” today, Wednesday, July 24, 2013, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in Rayburn House Office Building 2237 (House Judiciary Committee Hearing Room). The newly formed Caucus is co-chaired by Norton and Davis. Norton spoke with the Martin’s family attorney, Benjamin Crump, who confirmed Martin will be able to attend and offer remarks.

The hearing, which is open to the public and the media, will also feature three prominent Black men, each speaking on a stage in the life of an African American male in the U.S. today – David Johns, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, on issues facing black boys; Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, author and Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, on issues confronting Black youth; and Kweisi Mfume, former Congressman, Congressional Black Caucus Chair and President of the NAACP, on manhood. Members of the Caucus will question the witnesses following their testimony.

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