Eulogy to george floyd killed by a us police i think british broadcasting regulators may allow me to say what a profound privilege it is for you to be on going underground but of course im going to ask you why is it not you rather than biden who is running against trump why do you call yourself a tree shaker in this new book of yours. I think that the history of dealing with movements in this country and even globally is that you need those of us that shake the tree in the sense of shaking up where a society has dealt in an unequal and unfair way and in many cases unjust way and you dont have those that pick up the fruit that falls d d from the tree and make jam out of it and i have in my role as an activist been more were trees shake their wonder picks up a fruit and becomes want to lead to the office or head of a corporate entity in the private sector and i think theres a legitimate role for both i feel my calling is to be the one shaking trees rather than picking up fruits trying to
A live studio audience and talking to people, but nah, im in this random airbnb in west hollywood. And, with a family still here, because you know, we all quarantined. Stillng out airbnb. Its just a whole weird situation. But thats not the weirdest thing going on, to be honest with you, the Republican National convention is going on, and that is a very weird experience, to be honest with you. Like, if you dont want to be irritated or you get easily irritated, please do not watch the Republican National convention. If your Mental Health is right on the edge of you going crazy, do not watch the Republican National convention. If you got high blood pressure, please, do not watch, it is way too much going on there. First of all, donald trump has his whole family speaking. Like i didnt even know Tiffany Trump existed. I dont even know what she does for real. But she was speaking at this convention, and this is so weird. It is so many random speakers. One of the speakers, and its not necessa
Experience, to be honest with you. Like, if you dont want to be irritated or you get easily irritated, please do not watch the Republican National convention. If your Mental Health is right on the edge of you going crazy, do not watch the Republican National convention. If you got high blood pressure, please, do not watch, it is way too much going on there. First of all, donald trump has his whole family speaking. Like i didnt even know Tiffany Trump existed. I dont even know what she does for real. But she was speaking at this convention, and this is so weird. It is so many random speakers. One of the speakers, and its not necessarily random, but yeah, it is random, i will say that. Last year, there was a group of protesters at the washington monument, an elder nativeamerican and a faceoff between him and this young maga kid, you know, maga is make America Great again. He had his red hat on, making that weird smirk on his face, like a little jerk, like this is crazy, and that hat, man
Our next speaker really needs no introduction and stays on the frontline. Congresswoman ayana pressley. She is an activist, a legislator, survivor and the first woman of color to be elected to congress from the commonwealth of massachusetts. Throughout her career as a public servant, she has fought to ensure those closest to the pain are closest to the power. Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning, beloveds. Today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but the ones omitted from those pages. The justice seekers, the freedom riders, the organizers, community builders, anyone who passed a brown bag lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we ar
I dont want your pity. I want change. From political leaders activists and protesters. They brutalized us, shot us with rubber bullets, beat us with batons. Still trying to make the dream of reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Come true. I said, mr. President , the people are restless. See why this documentary is more important than ever. 57 years after the first march in 1963. I said, this is it. And i went for it. The march on washington. Hello. Im deborah roberts. Those images of today arc echo of something 57 years ago when 250,000 people descended on the nations capital, protesting for jobs and freedom. On todays anniversary of dr. Martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech, we at 20 20 are proud to present the documentary, the march. Originally made in 2013 to commemorate the marchs 50th anniversary, some of those voices, sadly, are now gone, but their legacy livines on. I have had to tell my children about the segregation and what it means. My 7yearold daughter, she wanted t