George Floyd

“The sentence handed down today to the Minneapolis police officer who killed my brother George Floyd shows that matters of police brutality are finally being taken seriously. However, we have a long way to go and many changes to make before Black and Brown people finally feel like they are being treated fairly and humanely by law enforcement in this country.”

“Being able to know that it’s justice for African American people — just people of color, period — in this world. This is monumental, this is historic, this is a pivotal moment in history. And all I can think about is Emmett Till. I think about Sandra Bland. I think about Eric Gardner. It’s so many people.”

The jury finds Chauvin guilty on all charges of murder and manslaughter.

Updated at 3:45 p.m. E.T. Jurors have reached a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. The New York Times reports it will be read between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. C.S.T. […]

Chauvin has been charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd.

Because if you strip away the sparkles and the rainbows, the LGBTQ rights movement is about fighting, with everything you have in your body, for humanity. And right now Black humans need us to step up and speak out.