This Real Talk features a panel of youth who share their perspectives on racism and the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. They talk about how they are coping with COVID-19 and how it is impacting their personal lives. Finally, led by Lissa Jones, Host of KMOJ’s Urban Agenda, they share their ideas for how the community can move forward from the pandemic affects of race and health.
Watch until the end to hear a gripping sign-of-the-times poem written by Lewiee Blaze.
Two months have passed since George Floyd’s final eight minutes and 46 seconds and white people still are asking me, and others who serve and lead Black organizations, “How can we help?” “What should we do?”
We applaud and defend lawful protest, which is our constitutional right. Demands for justice, accountability and change should be expected and welcome, even when those expressions are angry, urgent and disruptive. Calls for peace are hollow in the face of unaddressed injustice.
ULTC President and CEO Steven Belton, in a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, called on the state to provide a comprehensive and accurate assessment of COVID-19’s impact on African Americans in order to limit the duration and severity of this pandemic. Read Belton’s letter here.
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