>> The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says Kentucky's legislators need to do better.

Today.

A local chapter of the NAACP spoke out against Anti Dei legislation that's moving through the state House.

Specifically they're referring to House Bill 4, which dismantles diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at Kentucky universities.

But 2 similar bills have been introduced.

The organization is calling on others to speak out and for lawmakers to take the time to listen.

The Louisville chapter's president noted that no black person gave testimony at the committee hearing for House Bill forward despite University of Louisville students, including students of color showing up to speak.

>> It's almost like a spring training has left the station in everybody's free to get in front of it takes real courage to do the right thing.

>> And now is the time to do the right thing.

>> This is a participation has gone down down down down down.

>> Why hasn't gone that?

That's because the next leadership to a process.

>> That basically where they have decided what it is they want to and they don't want to hear from falls.

So in terms of the young and young ladies being denied the opportunity to they get oxygen tension.

And I call it out to be in detention.

But the thing about it is.

The only individuals and I may be an unfair only individuals who got to speak at the hearing that the day none of them look like me.

Not a single.

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And I want to hear a voice to the post move.

Got me so that I think are full of the message makes land by the actions of it.

So if you talk about a doing away with her statement, inclusion and I say they use that as a code word That's what you're doing.

And you did not that reached a speed was a say about you what >> Proponents of House Bill 4 say it evens the playing field for all students by eliminating preferential treatment of college programs.

The bill does not and cannot negate federal civil rights protections.