Wednesday marks 2 years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. The massive Black Lives Matter movement which followed affected change around the country and here in New York. AliBaumanTV spoke to some of the movement's leaders.
"About a year after George Floyd's death, politicians forgot about us," said Hawk Newsome, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Greater New York."People were scared because there was crime in the streets, so they became pro-police again.""What are some of the most important things you want to see happen for police reform in New York?" Bauman asked.
"The fact that the CCRB does not have that many teeth when it comes to holding the NYPD accountable is one of the simple asks that protesters and like-minded elected officials were asking for," Ossé said."The ultimate decision for disciplinary actions still remains with the police commissioner," said Arva Rice, interim chair of the CCRB.to establish guidelines for police discipline. Bauman asked the CCRB chair if it has been effective.
"The jury is still out. We definitely have utilized it in order to have more agreement between the CCRB and police department on recommendations," Rice said."After George Floyd and all of the racism, Black people are coming closer and closer together and building stronger communities," Newsome said. "It did spark different thought within individuals, and even though the thought isn't coming to fruition in the immediate, I really do believe it inspired a young generation of leaders that are building the foundations of creating mass change in the future," Ossé said.
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