To: Governor Roy Cooper
Governor McCrory: Do the right thing. Pardon them!
Tell Gov. Pat McCrory to grant a pardon of innocence to Henry McCollum and Leon Brown. Mr. McCollum and Mr. Brown were exonerated last summer after spending 31 years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, but Gov. McCrory has prevented them from collecting compensation from the state for 9 months -- more than 270 days.
Why is this important?
My community is personally affected by the disproportionality of wrongful convictions of African American males as well as the disparate numbers of African Americans in prisons for the last two decades and beyond.
It is time we take action when we are made aware of these injustices. You may not be able to march, or attend meetings, or take a message to your legislators or governor, but you can sign a petition. That does not require you to leave your home and it costs you nothing but a few minutes. Please sign - they could have been your relatives.
It is time we take action when we are made aware of these injustices. You may not be able to march, or attend meetings, or take a message to your legislators or governor, but you can sign a petition. That does not require you to leave your home and it costs you nothing but a few minutes. Please sign - they could have been your relatives.