Reverend Al Sharpton and Civil Rights Leaders Join Together in $500,000 Advertising Campaign Sponsored by Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware to Advocate for Diverse Chancery Court Appointment

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware announced the launch of a $500,000 paid media campaign urging Governor Carney to replace retiring Chancery Court Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights with a person of color. The campaign, consisting of TV, print, and digital advertisements, as well as direct mail and canvassing efforts, will highlight Reverend Al Sharpton along with additional major figures in the US civil rights movement who will stand united in their commitment to diversifying Delaware’s judiciary.

In its nearly 230 year history, Delaware’s Court of Chancery has only ever had a single Black justice, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves from 2015-2020. In the over two years since Montgomery-Reeves’ promotion to the Delaware Supreme Court, the Chancery Court once again became all white, despite making decisions that affect millions of workers of color across the country. Of the justices on Delaware’s three highest courts – Chancery Court, Superior Court, and Supreme Court – less than 15% are Black, despite Black people making up nearly 60% of the state’s prison population.