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(NEW YORK) Families of Black men killed by police or gun violence have come together to brainstorm how to turn their “grief into action” to prevent continued instances of police violence. The conversation comes as the country awaits a decision from a grand jury on the indictment of officers in the death of Jayland Walker,
Islam Dogru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Families of Black men killed by police or gun violence have come together to brainstorm how to turn their “grief into action” to prevent continued instances of police violence.
The conversation comes as the country awaits a decision from a grand jury on the indictment of officers in the death of Jayland Walker, who was shot by police following a 2022 attempted traffic stop.
The panel, held by civil rights organization National Action Network on Wednesday in Manhattan, included family members of Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Tyre Nichols, Amir Locke and Botham Jean.
Garner, Locke, Floyd and Nichols were killed in incidents with police.
Martin was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a man who followed Martin for believing Martin was suspicious. He was acquitted on all charges connected to Martin s death. Arbery was followed by three men and fatally shot by one of them while out for a jog because th
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The panel of family members of police brutality victims featured relatives of of Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Tyre Nichols and more.