Entries tagged with “Demetrius Minor”
Policy Issues
Race
,New Voices
,Jun 20, 2023
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty Celebrates Juneteenth and Highlights the Continued Fight for Equality and Justice
Juneteenth is a celebration and remembrance of the end of slavery in the United States following the Union’s victory in the Civil War. In June 2021, President Joseph Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, formally commemorating the end of slavery. According to President Biden, “Juneteenth marks both the long, hard night of slavery and subjugation, and the promise of a greater morning to come.” Among the many groups commemorating Juneteenth was Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, a network of political and social conservatives who question the…
Facts & Research
New Voices
,Aug 04, 2023
NEW VOICES: Conservative Christian Urges Louisiana Governor to Open the “Door to Redemption” for 56 Death Row Prisoners
In a July 31 Letter to the Editor, Demetrius Minor, the National Manager of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty criticizes the Louisiana Pardon Board decision to decline review of clemency petitions filed by nearly every death-sentenced prisoner in Louisiana.