Nearly five years after George Floyd's death, community leaders and young activists emphasize the ongoing fight for racial and social justice. Activist Christian Matthew recalls the impact of Floyd's killing, stressing the silence surrounding key legislative efforts like the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and John Lewis voting rights bill. Rev. Al Sharpton underscores the societal outrage sparked during the pandemic, while Terrence Floyd finds solace in the support for his family post-tragedy. The reflection acknowledges both progress and the unfinished work required for justice.
In 2020, I was 15, and I just felt that there was truly a need with everything that was going on, that we get up and fight because what we witnessed and what we watched with George Floyd was horrendous.
It's sad because there's a lot of things: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the John Lewis voting rights bill. There are just so many things that have not been passed and we can't continue to allow that to happen.
I think that the fact that we were in the pandemic and everybody was home and all you could do is watch TV and the news, people said, 'No, this is crazy.' This tape of watching this man literally begging for his life and it didn't mean anything.
Anybody that has any surface view of civil rights knows there are tragedies you can organize around, and then there's going to be backlash.
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