The brother of the late George Floyd marked his first visit to the nation's capital with a keynote address at Ottawa’s Black History Gala.
"It is my prayer to see one day a world in which our children and elders will never fear for their lives because we were born Black," said Terrence Floyd. His message received a standing ovation as applause echoed throughout the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday.
"To have our youth and many elders in the community, to be able to see them here together, the same people we marched with on June 5, 2020 are here to welcome the family into this space that honours Indigenous people really means a lot to us," said Equal Chance founder Gwen Madiba. "As much as we come a long way we still have a long way to go," said Michaëlle Jean. "It's that energy that fuels us that must continue."
"Change doesn't take place overnight, but seeing how the eyes are open towards the issue is beautiful," he said.
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