ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Anne Arundel Caucus of African American leaders have launched a statewide notification system that alerts leaders and journalists when a racial incident, threat or suspected hate crime occurs in Maryland.
The new system is the first of its kind in the country and will alert members of civil rights groups, including the Maryland Black Legislative Caucus, NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The National Action Network, and the Maryland Association of Black Journalists, of such incidents.
Carl Snowden, the convener of the Caucus of African American Leaders, announced the system at a news conference Monday at the Kingdom Celebration Center, a church in Gambrills where last month authorities found a racial slur written on the door. A suspect has been charged in the case.
