Amanda Andrews reports on the inaugural George Floyd Memorial Rally.
One year after George Floyd’s life was taken by a Minnesota police officer, Atlanta residents rallied to mourn his death and honor his legacy by focusing on justice issues locally.
The inaugural “My Daddy Changed The World” Memorial Rally on Tuesday evening in Atlanta included speeches and a march to the state capitol. The event was named after a quote from Floyd’s daughter, Gianna.
Speakers included members of Floyd’s family, local activists, and Georgia mothers who have lost loved ones to police violence.
Caption George Floyd s godparent, Stephen Jackson Jr., gestures with local activist Whitney Rose during an Atlanta rally May 25, 2021, one year after Floyd s death.
Portland protests against police brutality, racial injustice explored in CNN’s ‘United Shades of America’ By Kristi Turnquist, oregonlive.com
Share: Security personnel stand in a cloud of tear gas in Portland, Oregon, early Sunday, July 26, 2020, as protests continued across the United States following the death of George Floyd. (Ankur Dholakia/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
PORTLAND In 2016, the comedian and social commentator W. Kamau Bell filmed an episode of his CNN series, “United Shades of America,” in Portland. Back then, the question was, had Black Portlanders been forced to move away from their historic Portland neighborhoods after they were gentrified by supposedly “hip” and “cool” whites?
Portland protests against police brutality, racial injustice explored in CNN’s ‘United Shades of America’
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
In this photo taken on July 25, 2020, protesters and federal officers clashed in the area around the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse. Portland protests are the subject of Sunday s United Shades of America episode, hosted by W. Kamau Bell. (Photo: Dave Killen / staff)The Oregonian
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In 2016, the comedian and social commentator W. Kamau Bell filmed an episode of his CNN series, “United Shades of America,” in Portland. Back then, the question was, had Black Portlanders been forced to move away from their historic Portland neighborhoods after they were gentrified by supposedly “hip” and “cool” whites?
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The night featured two vigils: One, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, heard speeches from Black Portlanders on their frustration and despair in the face of yet another Black life lost to police violence. The other began in Laurelhurst Park with quiet candle lighting and ended with Portland police declaring a riot after attendees shattered windows of the Penumbra Kelly Building on East Burnside.
The demonstration signaled the start of Portland s fair-weather protest season, echoing the rage, fear, and frustrations on display during 2020 s protests against police brutality. Last year s largest protests began in late May, after Minneapolis officers killed another Black man, George Floyd. Wright s death in the suburb of Brooklyn Center took place just 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin, an ex-officer charged with Floyd s death, is now facing trial.
Hundreds gather in Portland to honor anniversary of Breonna Taylor s death
SYNDICATED A month ago March 13th marks the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor s death. The 26-year-old was shot and killed by Louisville Police duringa no-knock search warrant. After sparking protests nationwide last summer, people once again gathered to demonstrate and march across Portland Saturday afternoon. Groups like the Moms United for Black Lives held signs and chanted Breonna Taylor s name. RELATED |In Louisville, Breonna Taylor s family.