Illinois sheriff, community activists say fight for police reform continues after guilty verdict in Chauvin trial
Leaders with the Davenport NAACP and Village of a Thousand Elders say work needs to be done on the congressional and local level on policing policies. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 5:53 PM CDT April 21, 2021
Founder of The Village of a Thousand Elders Pastor P. Wonder Harris says the sense of relief he felt when the verdict was read was combined with surprise. Once I heard the verdict, I sat there just numb. It s like I could finally breathe, Pastor Harris says. I remember Emmett Till and the cases before (where) it didn t matter what was presented. The jury was gonna make up their mind and say they re not guilty.