So many other innocent black men and women violently taken from their families and loved ones. This is a pain all too familiar for too many black americans. And this is a moment of reckoning for our mom nation blk americans have borne the front of the systemic racism as has native American Communities and hispanic to mexico and across the nation. So many of our officers protect and serve with honor and integrity. But we cannot continue to sweep Police Brutality and racial inequality under the rug to ignore the painful legacies until the next tragedy. There are thousands of americans of every political strife across the nation who have come out in peaceful protestan a demanding change. Now, we know there are a small field exploiting our nations pain, and using violence to disrupt. We unequivocally condemn all acts of violence and call for nonviolence and urgent action. By calling for the us military to quell protest has on as the president has done that crosses the line between civilian
Overnight into june the 1st. And as one television a week ago describing the events of how a group of white rioters had marched into greenwood, it was called black wall street and had killed up to 300 people there and had set greenwood on fire, destroying homes and businesses. As im talking and many people at home dont know this, but everyone in this chamber does, as im talking im just talking to a camera lens. I cant tell whats on tv at the time, but as im talking, there are pictures of a town in the United States currently on fire while im describing a race massacre 99 years ago that weekend. Weve come a long way in the issue of race in america. But we clearly have a very long way to go. We have four centuries of racial inequality stacked on top of each other. While we break through those things step by step, we have things that we can do. Ive been on the phone for days with friends and people that i know from all over oklahoma, all over backgrounds, talking about Race Relationships
second degree murder, and calls are growing for police to form a justice and we are asking the chair of the memphis city council in the minority leader in the tennessee state senate about what part of the city and state have. they want a meeting with president biden to discuss just that, accountability. they re calling for national reforms within the justice system. we are talking to congresswoman, maxine waters, y all. and just a few moments, we re going to find out what the congress plans to ask for, and why. plus, in the lead up to black history month, we re celebrating some pioneers in our community who are living black history right now. starting with dana kennedy, she s the first african american to have a major publishing company. it s one of our living firsts. i have something to say. and then today since the release of videos showing the vicious beating a 29 year old tyre nichols by memphis police officers, we ve heard a lot. anger, fear, sadness across america. th
Protestors. The president declared himself a law and order president and threatens military action if the violence does not stop. We are just learning over 20,000 National Guard troops have been activated as tension builds across the country. We have now seen in this country seven straight nights of outrage and protests since the death of george floyd, playing out in cities big and small. Two autopsies have now ruled floyds death a homicide. Youll remember after a Police Officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Moments from now well hear from the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee, the former Vice President joe biden, on the cris crisis. One day after the president addressed the nation, it required police in riot gear to push back protestors from this, a stunning photo app outside a d. C. Church, the leaders of the church saying his message directly contradicts their own of peace. Lets start with Boris Sanchez in our nations capitol very close to the white house t
The newly formed Nashville Community Review Board (CRB), tasked with holding police accountable, is on hold until a memorandum of understanding is established between the group and the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD).