WATCH: NAACP holds news conference to address coronavirus in Franklin County

News conference happened at 1 p.m.

NAACP news conference in Rocky Mount, Virginia on July 9, 2020 (WSLS 10)

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The NAACP addressed the current rise in coronavirus cases and how the police, schools and health departments are handling it among the African-American community.

NAACP news conference in Rocky Mount

The NAACP is addressing the current rise in coronavirus cases in Franklin County and how the police, schools and the health departments are handling it among the African-American community.

Posted by WSLS 10 / WSLS.com on Thursday, July 9, 2020

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The Rocky Mount NAACP President Rev Walter Lawson and the Regional NAACP President Brenda Hale hosted this event.

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