HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Democratic Conference’s Annual Membership Breakfast was a central hub for state and community leaders to discuss the importance of unity to change the issues they’ve seen across the state.
“We are here because we are living in the best of times, and the worst of times,” said ADC member Eddgra Fallin.
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Fallin and about 100 others filled the Robert “Bob” Harrison Senior Center Saturday to share their concerns and how they plan to address them at the polls this upcoming election.
Formed in 1960, the ADC was designed to enable Black Americans to participate in local and state politics. Members like Eddie Sherrod have worked alongside the organization to encourage voter participation for decades.
“We do voter registration and voter education. We inform people about the various bills and how they would affect them and their neighborhood, ” Sherrod said.
Proposed bills like the new “Jawan Dallas and Steve Perkins Act” are named after two Alabama men killed by police officers. State Senator Merika Coleman is proposing legislation to make police body and dash camera video more available to the public.