"As much as we call for peace, we need justice," said Rev. Kevin McCall on Sunday at the Barclays Center, the site of many demonstrations. "We will not allow the police to stop us from peaceful protestings and doing civil disobedience in this city."
With recent police killings of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, not far from where Floyd died, and 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Illinois, protesters once again demand police accountability. At least eight people in New York City were arrested Thursday at amid demonstrations.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said last week that the department was preparing for the possibility of larger protests, which hinges on the outcome of the trial.