A red wave followed Floyd protests in Miami. But activists want to revive the movement
Bianca Padró Ocasio, The Miami Herald
Apr. 22—Hours after a Minnesota jury convicted police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, a group of Miami organizers and activists who advocate against police brutality and anti-Blackness gathered at their monthly general meeting, where they'd planned to discuss Florida's new "anti-riot" legislation.
But once the verdict came down — a rare conviction of a police officer in the killing of an unarmed Black person — local organizers with the Dream Defenders turned their attention to the historic decision, saying that Chauvin's conviction is reason to double down on the movement to shift resources away from police departments and pressure politicians who stand in their way.