President joe biden, representatives al green and Sheila Jackson lee. Withervice concluded reverend al sharpton. God is god god is is he he has hope tomorrow hope for god is, god is is god ooh, god is is w god he is my hope for tomorrow rock is my he is my rock to believe it,ot god is, god is believe i know he is yes, he is god is everything, my everything i know he is my everything, my everything you e will be with he will be with you you always, be with my everything, my everything i know he is my everything my Everything Everything my everything my everything, my everything amen. Amen. You may be seated. We certainly give honor to god and greet each and every one of you who are watching by way of television or stream, those of you who are here to observe the homegoing celebration of brother george floyd, and we say to his family our heart is with you. The old gospel hymn says in times like these, we need a savior. Times like these, we need an anchor. Be very sure that your anchor ho
Joining us today. The written testimony is riveting, searing and a major contribution to public understanding and discourse about this moment in time. We thank you for it. I want to thank you mary k. Scanlon and not on the subcommittee but joined us today. The 8 minute and 46 second videotape strangling of george floyd ignited a Mass Movement where black lives matter to demand repair of the broken social contract of america this Mass Movement Touching Every state, large cities, small towns, farm communities and suburbs has won the support of more than twothirds of American People and Public Opinion polls and galvanized the conscious of our nation provoking analysis and serious legislative action. Police brutality has been an action of violent White Supremacy and Racial Injustice for centuries, many of us are proud we passed last thursday the George Floyd Justice in policing act. The most sweeping and comprehensive Police Reform bill in the history of the United States of america. But t
Senior adviser Simone Sanders who offers her thoughts on how americans can use their voices for change. Good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining tonights virtual political page turners event hosted by institute of politics at the Mccourt School of Public Policy. My name is ashley poll articled, and i am a 2020 graduate where i receive my masters in Public Policy. Throughout hi time at georgetown, ive had an opportunity to participate both in person and virtual like fellow happy hours and speaker events. This spring i took a course with ted johnson titled 2020 path to the presidency where we dove into political theory and primary campaign strategy. Im looking forward to connecting topics explored in professor johnsons class with our discussions tonight. I am pleased to introduce our guest tonight, Simone Sanders, author of no, you shut up, as a fellow woman of color, i am encouraged by symones political leadership, passion for social change and representation in a space that ha
Feeling the torrent of emotions i could say was the first time i felt like this. And i want to give my remarks in a different way because the nays we are hearing shouted on streets, george floyd, amman avery, rhianna taylor, so many nays of people we did not know as a nation. They were not household nays. Their nays now are mixed into nays that we have e heard throughout my entire lifetime. The nays mixed with horror and sadness and tragedy does not speak to their beauty i just want to say ahmaud was a man he was 25 years old he was murdered he went out jogging or he was hunted by two white men who walked free for weeks after killing him. This man, this child of god, his loved ones talked about his humanity they said he was a loving son, brother, and uncured at nephew a cousin of friend he was humbled, he was kind, he was well mannered, he always made sure he never departed from his loved ones without saying the words without saying i love you. Rhianna taylor, before we knew her name,
Is he he has hope tomorrow hope for god is, god is is god ooh, god is is w god he is my hope for tomorrow rock is my he is my rock to believe it,ot god is, god is believe i know he is yes, he is god is everything, my everything i know he is my everything, my everything you e will be with he will be with you you always, be with my everything, my everything i know he is my everything my Everything Everything my everything my everything, my everything amen. Amen. You may be seated. We certainly give honor to god and greet each and every one of you who are watching by way of television or stream, those of you who are here to observe the homegoing celebration of brother george floyd, and we say to his family our heart is with you. The old gospel hymn says in times like these, we need a savior. Times like these, we need an anchor. Be very sure that your anchor holds and grips the solid rock. We want to bring greetings to everyone within the sanctuary walls and also who are watching platformm