A Year After Floyd s Death, Winston-Salem Activists, Police Examine What s Changed by David Ford Black Lives Matter Winston-Salem co-founder Tony Ndege addresses demonstrators in downtown Winston-Salem. PAUL GARBER/WFDD
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It’s been one year since the murder of George Floyd and a time when protests erupted around the world, including right here in the Triad. Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched demanding a wide range of reforms, from an end to chokeholds to increased funding for education.
By early June, Black Lives Matter protests were becoming an almost daily occurrence in Winston-Salem people of all ages and races coming together wanting justice for Floyd’s family. They rallied in parks, marched through neighborhoods bearing signs, crying out against racism, and calling for systemic changes to policing.