The Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson will be among those attending the planned rally in Los Angeles for Kendrec McDade, the 19-year-old former student and Azusa High School football star who was shot and killed by Pasadena Police March 24.
The civil rights leaders will join the families of McDade and Trayvon Martin during the rally at West Angeles Church of God in Christ, 3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The rally will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Organizers of the rally hope to raise awareness of racial profiling and encourage legislation that would overturn Stand Your Ground laws.
McDade was killed by police when officers responded to a robbery involving McDade. The 911 caller later admitted lying to police when he told the dispatcher that McDade was carrying a gun.
The FBI has launched an investigation into the incident, while McDade’s family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
McDade enrolled at Citrus College in the fall of 2011, but was not taking classes at the college at the time of his death.
