DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Conyers is one of several members of Congress scheduled to attend a labor and civil rights conference in Detroit.
The A. Philip Randolph Institute’s 47th Annual National Education Conference starts Wednesday. More than 500 labor and civil rights activists are expected to take part.
Conyers is a Democrat from Detroit.
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver also is scheduled to speak.
Flint was under state control in 2014 when the city switched from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River in 2014 to save money. The corrosive river water caused lead to leach from aging pipes into homes.
Flint has switched back to Detroit water.
The A. Philip Randolph Institute is a labor and social justice organization that advocates on behalf of black working men and women.
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