CINCINNATI (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Rand
Paul of Kentucky and a top executive of the world’s largest retailer are
in the speaker lineup for the upcoming National Urban League Conference
in southwest Ohio.
The civil rights organization expects some
8,000 participants at the meeting in downtown Cincinnati. The theme of
the July 23-26 conference is "One Nation Underemployed."
The group
says Biden will give the plenary speech. Other speakers will include
Paul, R-Kentucky; Kentucky Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear; civil rights
activist and TV commentator Al Sharpton; and Bill Simon, president and
CEO of the U.S. stores division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Panel
discussions will include progress and unfinished business 50 years after
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and celebrations of African-American
culture and music.