Nikema Williams: “What we saw happen to George Floyd was not an isolated incident. It was a modern-day lynching caught on camera, and it…”

“What we saw happen to George Floyd was not an isolated incident. It was a modern-day lynching caught on camera, and it must stop. Black men, women, and children are done dying. We are done dying at the hands of police. Law enforcement should protect and serve. But in communities of color, we don't have the luxury of making that assumption. Many Black people get the talk, instructions on how to act when encountering police to increase the likelihood of returning home alive. These are survival tactics that my husband and I don't want to have to pass on to my young Black son, but we must. For Black and Brown people everywhere, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Let's affirm our commitment to root out police brutality and ensure accountability in policing.”