NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Calls on Elected Officials to Condemn Discrimination Linked to COVID-19
March 14, 2020
March 14, 2020
NEW YORK, March 14 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release:
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, further affirming that the virus will likely have a devastating impact on an increasing number of people around the globe for the foreseeable future. While the spread of the virus itself is gravely concerning, the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and other discrimination stemming from COVID-19 is also extr . . .
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, further affirming that the virus will likely have a devastating impact on an increasing number of people around the globe for the foreseeable future. While the spread of the virus itself is gravely concerning, the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and other discrimination stemming from COVID-19 is also extr . . .