National Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond by Gary Kopycinski on August 17, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement Sunday on the passing of civil rights leader Julian Bond: