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#GeorgeFloyd was murdered at the side of the road as he, along with bystanders, pleaded for his life. A 9-year-old Black girl was there watching, as were other Black folk. Instead of walking away they stood there bearing witness & fighting for George to be treated humanely (1/n)
They stood there, absorbed that trauma, recorded the violence, tried to reason w/ the police officer, downright begged. They understood that Black life in America is under threat, they believed that #BlackLivesMatter 
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This beautiful little girl, 9-year-old Judeah Reynolds, stood with #GeorgeFloyd. She watched him die, heard him plead for his life. She should be able to be a child, free from the specter of wanton racial violence. But Black children cannot afford indifference to racial violence.
I’ve watched & videotaped police on behalf of Black people (strangers otherwise) whose lives I feared for. This is an act of solidarity & survival. But the videos aren& #39;t saving us. They shock those who don& #39;t believe us, captivate those who might be indifferent but do not save us.
Amy in the park can threaten racial violence on a whim. Michael up the block can grab his buddies, chase us down and murder us. Officer-so-and-so can hold his knee on our necks, as we beg for our lives & our community begs too. Ad nauseam. All caught on video. To no end.
Even as COVID-19 disproportionately ravages Black communities in Minnesota, Black folk are risking their lives in the streets to demand accountability for the death of #GeorgFloyd. It& #39;s death at the hands of the virus or death at the hands of the police. But no justice.
