Alliance. Good afternoon. I am the executive director of the my brothers Keeper Alliance. Thank you all for joining us today. The killer of george floyd the killings of george floyd, breonna taylor, have left americans outraged. More than 1000 are killed in america and black people are three times more likely to be killed than white people. Together, we can work to refine redefine Public Safety so that it recognizes the dignity and humanity of every person. This town hall is part of a n ongoing mine brothers Keeper Alliance town hall series. My brothers keeper was launched in 2014 after the tragic killing of trayvon martin. The president launched it in the east room of the white house, everybody to do whatever they could in their power to make sure men of color knew that they matter and to reduce the systemic barriers that stand in their way to make sure every young person has every opportunity to reach their dreams. Today, the work of my brothers keeper continues at the Obama Foundati
It is not enough to come out and say, i am angry, i am frustrated. Ok. And what . I dont know, but i am angry and frustrated. And you wont want done . Want what done . I want gun reform. Three points. I want income equality. I want a minimum wage of 15, college tuition. Do you want to make that moment work . Yes, you express, but then you say and here is my agenda. Here is what i want. That is what we have to be doing in this moment. The protesters are making a point and most of them are making a smart, sensible point. Positiveave to add the reform agenda that every voice calls for so the government, the politicians, know what to do. There is a positive reform agenda here. There should be a national ban on Excessive Force by Police Officers. There should be a ban on choke holds. There should be independent investigations of police abuse. When you have the local District Attorney doing the investigation i dont care how good they are. Suggestion of a conflict of interest. Why . Because t
Humanity and the dignity of every person. This town hall that we are having today as part of an ongoing my brothers Keeper Alliance town whole series in my brothers keepers will was launched by president obama in 2014 after trayvon martin. The president launched it in the east room of the white house calling on america and everybody to do whatever they could in their power to make sure young men of color knew that they mattered into reduce the systemic barriers that stand in their way and make sure every young person has every opportunity to reach their dreams. Today the work of my brothers keeper continues at the my brothers Keeper Alliance at the Obama Foundation. Where we lead a network of 250 communities and a massive call to action to mayors and other folks in communities across the country, this is to build and have clear pathways of opportunity. We are excited to have president obama sharing his viewpoints today but also gathered a panel of local and National Experts who are fig
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Namesure you include your and where you are texting from. Wj. Twitter, it is cspan you can also post on our facebook page. The story is similar in a number of publications across the country with the reporting of latenight news from those cities. Tensions ease in some cities, but others see more chaos. Wall street journals washington is becoming a heavily armed fortress and criticism of President Trumps response is mounting. The star tribune is investigating on the investigation. Minnesota human rights launching an investigation into the Police Department after filing a civil rights charge related to the death of george floyd. The probe announced by the governor on tuesday will look at Minneapolis Police policies and procedures over the past 10 years to determine whether the department has engaged in discriminatory practices toward people of color. That is from the minneapolis star tribune. The online version is more updated, but just a bit more from their lead story. Protests roll on