PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD MONDAY AUGUST 27 AT 10:00 AM TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT RACIAL PROFILING
The Iowa-Nebraska NAACP, Des Moines Branch NAACP, and ACLU was joined by Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) in a press conference with Montray Little, Jared Clinton, as they made public statements about a recent traffic stop. The press conference took place on August 27 at 10:00 AM.
WHAT:
A press conference (1) announcing a Civil Rights Lawsuit stemming from a July 15, 2018 traffic stop during which two African American young men were stopped, searched, detained and humiliated by officers Kyle Thies and Natalie Heinemann; (2) addressing community concerns around Des Moines Police misconduct, racial profiling in Iowa, and safety for all citizens; and (3) calling for legal, legislative and municipal remedies for racial and ethnic profiling and pretextual traffic stops.
WHO:
Speakers include:
Montray Little and Jared Clinton
Betty C. Andrews, Iowa-Nebraska NAACP State Area President
Arnold Woods, Jr. Des Moines Branch President
Laural Clinton, Member, CCI
Bridget Fagan-Reidburn, Community Organizer, CCI
Mark Stringer, ACLU Executive Director
Gina Messamer, Parrish Law
WHEN & WHERE
Monday, August 27, 2018, 10 AM at the Mickle Center, 1620 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50314
Full Bodycam Video From the Traffic Stop:
