The NAACP Tyler, Texas Branch #6232 has announced its upcoming Freedom Fund Banquet on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Tyler, located on 5701 S. Broadway
EAST TEXAS REACTS: George Floyd murder 1 year later Mr. Floyd should still be here. There s no reason he s not supposed to be here, community activist and organizer Dr. Pamela Phoenix said. Author: Shandel Menezes Updated: 6:54 AM CDT May 26, 2021
TYLER, Texas One year ago, George Floyd s murder sparked a global reckoning over racism and calls to end police brutality. Mapping Police Violence reports 181 black people have been killed by police since George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020.
“Where are we a year later? 181 may not be a phenomenal number, but that s a lot of lives. So we still have work to do,” community activist and organizer Dr. Pamela Phoenix said.