Organizers said they want Gov.
Reeves and state leaders to talk about how they can work to create an equal society for all Mississippians.
DOZENS OF PROTESTERS, BLACK ANDWHITE, RALLIED OUTSIDE THEGOVERNOR'SMANSION SUNDAY TO REMEMBERGEORGEFLOYD.THE 46-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN DIEDLAST WEEKAFTER A WHITE MINNEAPOLIS POLICEOFFICER HELD HIS KNEE ON THEHANDCUFFEDMAN'S NECK FOR MORE THAN EIGHTMINUTEORANGE 854418-2HENRY COTTON III/PROTESTOR IFEEL LIKE AS A COUNTRY AMERICAWE'VE JUST BEEN DOING SO WRONGBY SO MANY MINORITIES FOR SOLONG AND THE BRANCH HAS SNAPPED.ORANGE 8542THOMAS MORMON/PROTESTOR 19-29SILENCE IS COMPLACENCY AND ITHINK IT'S MY DUTY AS SOMEONEWHO BENEFITS FROM A LOT OF THESYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TOCOME AND SHOW SOLIDARITY.ORANGE 854028-36BRIA WILLIAMS/ORGANIZERWE JUST WANNA COME TOGETHERTODAY YOU SAY THAT MISSISSIPPICAN FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND WE'REALSO HERE BECAUSE OURGOVERNOR AND OUR LEGISLATORSMISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN VERYSILENT.
BRIA WILLAMS ORGANIZEDTHE HOUR AND A HALF RALLY.SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED IN GOVERNORTATEREEVES WEEKEND TWEET ABOUTFALLOUT ACROSS THE NATION OVERFLOYD'S DEATH.THE GOVERNOR TWEETED "THERE ISDEEP PAIN AND SUFFERING IN OURCOUNTRY.
IT IS ON DISPLAY RIGHTNOW.ORANGE 854036-45TATE REEVES MADE A TWEET LASTNIGHT AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TOUS HE'S BEEN GOING LIVE ABOUTCOVID 19 FOR ABOUT 50 TIMES YOUNEED TO GO LIVE FORSOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WILLIAMSAYS SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHATTHE GOVERNOR THINKS ABOUT POLICEBRUTALITYAND RACISM.1:29-1:39WE HAVE A STRONG PASS OF RACIALINJUSTICE HERE HOW DO YOU FEELABOUT THAT WE'RE SPEAKING UPRIGHT NOW HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUTTHE BLACK LIVES THAT HAVEBEEN TAKEN.NATS...PROTESTERS LATER MARCHED FROMTHE GOVERNOR'S MANSION TO THEFRONT STEPSJACKSON POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
THEGROUP WAS MADE UP MOSTLY OFMILLENNIALS.THEY SAY IT MAY BE UP TO THEIRGENERATION TOMAKE REAL, LASTING CHANGE.ORANGE 854252-55THE GOOD WORK WILL BECHALLENGING BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELYNOT IMPOSSIBLE.ORANGE 85441:16-1:24WE HAVE TO LOOK TO THE FUTUREWITH OPTIMISM WITH LOVE ANDCOMPASSION FOR EVERYBODY THAT'SAROUND US NO MATTERREGARDLESS YOUR BELIEFS,REGARDLESS OF RACE, REGARDLESSOF ANYTHING.
ANOTHER RALLY IS PLANNED MONDAYAFTERNOON AT THE STATE CAPITAL.THE OLE MISS CHANCELLOR SAYS
Protesters speak out after being arrested during Monday night protest
