Social Justice
107.5 WBLS and HOT 97 Present a Virtual Town Hall: NYC leaders on police brutality
Reverend Al Sharpton, HOT 97’s Ebro, & WBLS’ Ann Tripp will be hosting a Town Hall around police brutality, COVID-19 and its impact on communities of color.
Reverend Al Sharpton and HOT 97’s Ebro alongside WBLS’ Ann Tripp will be hosting a Town Hall discussion around police brutality and COVID-19 and its impact on communities of color.
HOT 97 WBLS Town Hall
Joined by various leaders in government, they will tackle the crippling effects COVID-19 has had on communities of color and engage in a critical discussion about police brutality and the need for police reform.
Panelists will include:
- Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
- Yvette Clarke, Congresswoman (NY’s 9th Congressional District)
- Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough
- President Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn
- District Attorney Hakeem Jeffries,
- Congressman (NY’s 8th
- Congressional District) & Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
Melinda Katz, Queens District Attorney - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congresswoman (NY’s 14th Congressional District) Nydia
- Velazquez, Congresswoman (NY’s 7th Congressional District) & Chairwoman of House Small Business Committee
The event will be broadcast on-air Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 p.m. on 107.5 WBLS-FM and HOT 97.1, streamed live on WBLS’s Facebook Live, HOT 97’s YouTube Channel, and available to access directly by going to www.wbls.com/townhall
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