Rallies planned around Mississippi in wake of George Floyd killing

Rallies planned around Mississippi in wake of George Floyd killing

MANSLAUGHTER THE HEAD OF THEMISSISSIPPI.NAACP IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THENATIONAL OUTRAGE OVER FLOYD’SKILLING CORRIGAN SAYS DAYS OFPROTESTS IN CITIES AROUND THECOUNTRY AND IN JACKSON O TOTHE NATION.DEAN STIMAC RACISM ANDDISCRIMINATION THAT IS BAKEDINTO SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONSACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND IT IS INAN ESTATE THAT HAVE LIMITEDOPPORTUNITY THAT HAVE PLAYED OUTFOR POLICE BRUTALITY.THE OVERCRIMINALIZATION ARE OVERPOLICE IN AFRICAN-AMERICANCOMMUNITIES, AND I THINK WHATYOU’RE SEEING IS PEOPLE ARESAYING THAT THEY HAD ENOUGH ANDTHINGS HAVE TO CHANGE THEY MUSTCHANGE.AGAIN SAYS HE BELIEVESREPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS HAVE TOCOME TOGETHER TO OVERHAULPOLICIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND INTHE COUNTRY IF WE’RE EVER GOINGTO A TREE TO TRUE EQUALITY FORALL.MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPINATIONAL GUARD ARE IN THENATION’S CAPITAL TONIGHT HELPINGPROTECT MONUMENTS AND KEEPPROTESTERS SAFE.16.WAPT IS ROSS ADAMS FIND OUT HOWLONG THEY MAY BE THERE.MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARDTROOPS ARE IN WASHINGTON DC TOHELP KEEP THE PEACE AFTER DAYSOF VIOLENCE AND UNREST IN THEWAKE OF THE GEORGE FLOYD KILLINGWHEN THE COMMANDER PUT OUT THEWORD TO THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS.HE SAYS THEY WERE EAGER TOVOLUNTEER.I NEED NEED A HUNDRED FIFTYVOLUNTEERS.WELL, I GOT 400.AND THAT SHOULD SEND A SIGNAL TOEVERYONE IN MISSISSIPPI THAT WEHAVE PEOPLE WHO PUT THIS UNIFORMON EVERY DAY THAT TO PARTICIPATETHEY WANT TO RESPOND TO THE CALLGUARD MEMBERS WILL BE ON THESTREETS OF WASHINGTON DC FOR THENEXT FEW DAYS.WE’RE SORT OF PREVENTING ACCESSTO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITYMAYBE BUSINESSES THAT THEY’RETRYING TO PROTECT MAJOR-GENERALJANSEN BOYLE SAYS TRUTHFUL ALSOSUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT SIMILARTO WHAT THEY’VE DONE ON RECENTMISSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EASTINCLUDING AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE FOR ASAFE SECURE ENVIRONMENT WHAT’SWHAT’S DIFFERENT WITH THISMISSION IS WE’RE MAKING THEFIRST AMENDMENT WE’RE PROTECTINGTHE POPULATIONS RIGHT TOPROTEST.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEYHAVE THAT RIGHT TO DO THAT,MISSISSIPPI GUARDSMEN AND THENATION’S CAPITAL WILL BE UNARMEDTHEIR MISSION IS EXPECTED TOLAST THROUGH THE WEEKENDREPORTING FROM JACKSON ROSSADAMS.16 WAPT NEWS JACKSON PUBLICSCHOOLS.SUPERINTENDENT IS SPEAKING ABOUTTHE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD ANDTHE PROTESTS THAT ARE HAPPENINGWORLDWIDE.DR. ERIC GREEN SAYS HE ISSADDENED.I THE LIVES LOST TO POLICEBRUTALITY.HE SAYS THIS LOSS IS TRAUMATICAS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO DEALWITH COVID-19.HE SAYS HE HOPES THE NATION WILLFIND HARMONY AND GREATER DURINGTHIS CRISIS.WHAT OCCURS TO ME?IS THAT I HAVE AN AWESOMEOPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITYAS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF JACKSONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.TO PROTECT AND PREPARE OURSCHOLARS TO CREATE THE WORLDTHAT WE ALL LONG FOR.GREEN SAYS HIS GOAL IN MAKINGTHE STATEMENT IS NOT TO INCITEOR DIVIDE SIMPLY TO NAME TODAY’SCONDITION AND INVITE EVERYONE TOWORK TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW.SEVERAL PEOPLE GATHERED AT THESTATE CAPITOL TODAY TO PRAY FORCHANGE MISSION, MISSISSIPPIORGANIZED THE EVENT BRINGINGPEOPLE TOGETHER TO PRAY FORLEADERS AND RACIAL HARMONY.DO I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS HEREAMONG US RIGHT NOW?AND WE ARE GOING BEFORE HIM INTHIS EVENT TO ASK HIM.FOR THAT PIECE FOR THAT.HOPE FOR THAT EXAMPLE THATOPPORTUNITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLEAND REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALLCHILDREN OF THE ALMIGHTY.WE WOULD OPEN OUR HEARTS ANDMINDS US ATTORNEY GENERAL FORTHE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFMISSISSIPPI WAS ALSO AT TODAY’SPRAYER MARCH MEMBERS OF THEMISSISSIPPI LEGISLATIVE BLACKCAUCUS STANDING IN SOLIDARITYAGAINST THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD THE MLB SEE SPEAKING OUTIN RESPONSE TO THE KILLING OFFLUID IN OTHER MEN AND WOMEN ATTHE HANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.THEY SAY THEY’RE CALLING FORLEGISLATIVE ACTION TO ADDRESSTHE ISSUES.IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO DO IT.WE CANNOT OWN RACISM CONTINUE TOSTUMBLE INTO THE FUTUREBACKWARDS.MISSISSIPPI CAN BE MADE IN A WAYSUCCESS IF THE THREE MILLION OFUS WORK TOGETHER BLACK CAUCUSMEMBERS SAY THEY BELIEVE FLOYD’SCASE IS ONE OF MANY OTHERS THATHAVE TAKEN PLACE RIGHT HERE INOUR COMMUNITY.TOMORROW IN VICKSBURG PROTESTERSWILL GATHER FOR A PEACEFULMARCH.IT’S EXPECTED TO START AT THEPOLICE STATION AND END ATMARKETPLACE COMMUNITY MEMBERSAND CITY LEADERS AS WELL AS THENAACP OR ORGANIZING SPONSORINGTHE MARCH.RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT WHATHAPPENED IN MINNESOTA ISINDISPENSABLE.AND AS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KINGSAID LONG TIME AGO INJUSTICEANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICEEVERYWHERE AS IMPORTANT TOORGANIZERS THAT EVERYONE AT THISPROTEST STAYS SAFE BECAUSE OF NOCOVID-19.THEY’RE ASKING PEOPLE TO WEARMASKS WILL HAVE SOME TO PROVIDEIF YOU NEED ONE HAND SANITIZERWILL BE AVAILABLE AND PEOPLEWILL BE ASKED TO STAY SOCIALLYDISTANT THE MARCH WILL B