Local organization marches against social injustice in Antelope

Rowena Shaddox reports

BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE WE SPOKEWITH A VERY POSITIVE.

THEYBELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GOODCHANGE IS JUST AROUND THECORNER.THEY TOOK TO THE STREETS.

ITHINK WE'RE TIRED AND OUR KIDSAND OUR 80 THAT OUR GOALS ANDWE'RE TIRED OF OUR FAMILYMEMBERS DYING FOR NO REASON.4 WEEKS AFTER GEORGE FLOYDDIED AS VIDEO SHOWS AMINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERKNEELING DOWN ON HIS NECK ASHE PLEADED FOR AIR WE ARESEEING A LOT OF CHANGE AS FARAS SUPPORT FOR THE BLACKCOMMUNITY I REALLY THINK IT ISCHANGES START TO HAPPEN.

ITHINK WHAT ALL THE PROTESTSAND THAT'S GOING ON.AND EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GOIN THERE JUST DO I THINK WE'REGOING TO GET TESTED FOR WE'REMAKING PROGRESS BY WAY OF THEMILLENNIALS OBVIOUSLY WE'REMAKING PROGRESS BY WAY OFTHERE HAVE BEEN PROTESTS ANDALL THE CITIES THAT WE THOUGHTWOULD NEVER HAVE A PROTESTIMPACT A LOCAL GRASSROOTSORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATESFOR VICTIMS OF SOCIALINJUSTICE.LET THE CROWD OF ABOUT A100 AS THEY MARCH ORDERLY ATTHE 4 CORNERS OF ANINTERSECTION IN ANTELOPE WE'RESEEING A GROWING NUMBER OFMIXED RACES COME OUT A GROWINGNUMBER JUST COME OUT ANDEVERYBODY'S REALLY PASSION ANDPOWERFUL ABOUT THE SAME CAUSESOME FEEL FLOYD'S DEATH ISDIFFERENT FROM OTHERIN-CUSTODY DEATHS AND THATTHIS TIME IT WILL CONTINUE TORESONATE I THINK THAT'S WHYIT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENTBECAUSE WE ACTUALLY WITNESSEDIT.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEY'REOPEN TO CHANGE AS FAR AS HOWCALLS FOR HELP WERE ANSWERED.WORK IS UNDERWAY TO CHANGE WHOANSWER CERTAIN CALLS FORSERVICE THAT IT MAY NOT BEPOLICE ANYMORE, BUT A MENTALHEALTH PROFESSIONAL OR SOCIALWORKERS.AND SOME POLICE DEPARTMENTSIN THE STATE ARE READYREDIRECTING FUNDS TOWARDCOMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. IHAVE A BLACK SEDAN AND I JUSTWANT MY SON TO BE TREATED JUSTLIKE ANY OTHER KID WOULD BETREATED IT WORRIES ME THAT.I I HAVE TO TELL MY KIDTHAT HE CAN'T EVEN CROSS IWOULD LIKED BECAUSE YOU DON'TKNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SOI JUST WANT I JUST WANTEVERYBODY TO BE TREATED THESAME THESE WINDS ARE GOING TOBE OUR NEXT VOTERS.

SO I THINKTHEM HAVE AN INPUT IN ALL THISSITUATION RIGHT HERE HE ISVERY AND I HOPE THAT THEY TAKETHIS AND RUN WAITING AND GOBEING ALL THEY CAN BE ON THELEFTYEAH, THEY AGREE THAT IT'SJUST A START AND MUCH HARDWORK IS NEEDED FOR ANYMEANINGFUL CHANGE GOD MAY ONERAISE AND THAT WAS THE HUMANRACE.

AND THE ORGANIZERS SAIDSHE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEEMORE DIVERSITY AT THESE FUTUREPROTESTS TO ALSO INCLUDE LAWENFORCEMENT.NOT SO MUCH IN A LAWENFORCEMENT CAPACITY BUT TOSHOW THEIR SOLIDARITYREPORTING LIVE IN SACRAMENTOCOUNTY TONIGHT REALLY SHATTUCKFOX 40 NEWS.

ROWE THANK YOU.