NBJC condemns discriminatory constitutional vote in Missouri
Washington D.C. — August 4, 2004 — The National Black Justice Campaign (NBJC) condemned today's vote putting discrimination in the Missouri Constitution by denying gay and lesbian couples the right to marry and equal protection under the law.
"African Americans oppose discrimination in all its forms," said H. Alexander Robinson, strategic director of the National Black Justice Coalition.
"George W. Bush and his radical conservative allies are seeking to divide us on this issue," commented NBJC Board Member Jasmyne Cannick. "We believe that most Missourians do not agree with the unconstitutional ban."
"We will not stand idly by and allow discrimination to be written into the Constitution of the United States or the constitutions of any state in America," said Mandy Carter, an NBJC board member and chair of its Grassroots Mobilization Committee. "We call on all advocates for fairness to reject injustice and discrimination and to oppose conservative attempts to enshrine their prejudice."
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