Pastor Delman Coates along with leaders from the Maryland Fraternal Order of Police, the ACLU of Maryland, and others will host a forum to discuss "police brutality and accountability" Wednesday night in Prince George's County.
A panel of leaders will discuss "best practices for improving relations between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve" after the recent riots and protests the erupted in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody last month, organizers said in a statement. The panel will also discuss 17 bills related to police accountability that were defeated in the General Assembly.
Panel members include Coates, who is Senior Pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, and was Del. Heather R. Mizeur's running mate in the election for governor; Vince Canales, president of the Maryland Fraternal Order of Police; attorney J. Wyndal Gordon; Rev. Maulin Chris Herring with the Institute for Homeland Security and Workforce Development; Sara Love, public policy director at the ACLU; Lt. Keisha Powell with the Prince George's County police department; state Sen. Victor R. Ramirez; and Rev. S. Todd Yeary, Senior Pastor with Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore.
The forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Mt. Ennon Baptist at 9832 Piscataway Road in Prince George's County.
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