KSAT Explains: What’s changed in San Antonio a year after the George Floyd protests
KSAT Explains: What’s changed in San Antonio a year after the George Floyd protests
Episode 33 takes a look at what progress has been made toward racial justice and police accountability in the past 12 months
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Episode 33: What’s changed in San Antonio a year after the George Floyd protests
SAN ANTONIO – It’s been more than a year since a disturbing video clip showing a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd sparked a national movement.
The days and weeks that followed Floyd’s death were filled with protests and marches. These demonstrations happened in communities across the country and across the globe
‘The world had nothing else to do but pay attention’: SA activist on George Floyd anniversary
Local activists working to uproot systematic racism in San Antonio, across Texas
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SAN ANTONIO – The name has become synonymous with change, with disparity, and even with hope George Floyd.
One year ago, Floyd died after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes in front of a horrified crowd of people.
On Tuesday, people across the U.S. turned inward on their own communities.
“Every single day I think about George Floyd. There has been a lot of positive that has come out of this tragedy, but it really is a day of reflection,” said San Antonio activist Valerie Reiffert.
Posted By Abe Asher on Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 12:01 PM click to enlarge Courtesy of Fix SAPD Opponents of Fix SAPD s petition drive hold up signs at a polling site where volunteers collected signatures last fall. On October 20, a San Antonio activist who goes by the name Justice the Musician arrived at Cody Library to collect signatures from early voters for a petition to repeal the part of the Texas Government Code that gives police officers the right to collectively bargain. Justice was working on behalf of advocacy group Fix SAPD, which sees the police union’s collective bargaining power as a primary obstacle to law enforcement reform in the city.
Local activists say they will continue to honor King through their own work
‘We are marching on in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King,’ activist says
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SAN ANTONIO – Unable this year to gather together due to COVID-19 case surges, the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission staged a virtual version Monday of the city’s MLK march that, in years past, has been one of the nation’s largest.
Even so, Mark’s Outing, a popular burger joint and a favorite gathering spot for marchers over the years, had its first annual MLK block party.
The festive atmosphere was in stark contrast to the turbulent events of the past year, from last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests against racial injustice, false claims of stolen election culminating in the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the nation’s peaceful transition of power under continued threat.