Fired Police Officer Derek Chauvin was charged in connection with the death of George Floyd after a bystander's video of him kneeling on Floyd's neck accompanied by three other officers ignited protests.
The crowd mostly dressed in black held signs and rode bicycles across traffic lanes while some held up sign that read “We are not thugs.”Commentary: A nation rages over the death of George Floyd. As Trump tweets, Biden leads
Frey, 38, a civil rights lawyer, campaigned on issues of police reform and racial inequality when the then-city councilman ran for mayor in 2017. He posted on Facebook, “The man who killed George Floyd has been charged with murder. This [is] an essential first step on a much longer road toward justice and healing our city.”
“You never really know where you stand with people,” said Kingsbury, 47, who has black, white and Native American heritage. “It’s very well veiled, and some of the so-called people that are progressive, they perpetuate it just as much.”That includes white progressives who have quietly benefited from systemic racist practices such as redlining, she said, which lead to more segregated neighborhoods and schools.
Kingsbury was pleased to see the mayor quickly support protesters, condemn the officers involved and call the attack what she believes it was — not just an attack on Floyd, but an attack on communities of color in the city.
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