At Miamiâs South Pointe Park on Sunday, 13-year-old Egyptia Green led a rally in remembrance of George Floyd, nearly a year after she organized her first Black Lives Matter protest. Egyptia Green holds up a Black Lives Matter sign to protest the death of George Floyd at a rally she organized last summer./Egyptia Green via Facebook
Green s activism was inspired by the viral video footage of the modern-day lynching where 46-year-old Floyd fell victim to police brutality, which pulled back the curtain to reveal a driving force of the nation since before it declared its independence in 1776 â racism.