Sabirah Rayford spoke with a group of young black men about system racism and more.
SYSTEMIC RACISM.
BUT WHATABOUT THE PEOPLE DIRECTLYIMPACTED BY THE SYSTEMSHORTCOMINGS?
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVES SABIRAH RAYFORDSAT DOWN WITH A GROUP OF YOUNGBLACK MEN LIVING IN THE NORTHEND OF WEST PALM BEACH.THE GROUP OF YOUNG BLACK MEN ISPOKE WITH SAY THE KILLING OFGEORGE FLOYD ONLY PEELED BACKONE LAYER OF RACIAL INJUSTICE.THEY SAY NOW IS THE TIME TOTALK ABOUT THE ROOT OF RACIALINEQUITIES.“HOW DO YOURESPOND TO IT” BEYOND THISFENCE AT COLEMAN PARK IS AGROUP OF MEN CARRYING ANUNBEARABLE WEIGHTOF YOU HAVE SEEN VIOLENCE UPCLOSE”“YOU KNOW WHEN ISTARTED OUT IT SEEMED LIKE IWAS THE LONE VOICE FROM THECOMMUNITY SPEAKING OUT AGAINSTTHE MADNESS”“HOW MANY OF YOUGUYS HAVE EITHER BEEN SHOT ORSHOT AT”“IN ORDER TO GET AREAL FEEL ABOUT THE COMMUNITYYOU HAVE TO COME INTO THECOMMUNITY”“HOW MANY OF YOUGUYS HAVE HAD A NEGATIVEINTERACTION WITH SOME TYPE OFLAW ENFORCENCENT OFFICIAL”THATEXPERIENCES THESE YOUNG BLACKMEN FACE IN THEIR DAY TO DAYLIVES.
EVEN STILL THESE YOUNGMEN CALL THEMSELVESDEALERS“PUT AN END TOPOVERTY, PUT AN END TO GANGVIOLENCE, GUN VIOLENCE, STUFFLIKE THA” TUESDAY MORNINGPALM BEACH COUNTY ELECTEDLEADERS BRAINED STORMED WATO COMBAT SYSTEMIC RACISM.“THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOWWE PURSUE JUSTICE AND FULLRACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSIONAND HOW WE DO THAT TOGETHER,BLACK AND WHITE TOGETHER ISNOT SOMETHING THAT WILL ENDWITH THE PASSAGE OF A NELAW”“WE NEED TO UNDERSTANDTHAT ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS AREBUILT ON THIS FOUNDATION OFRACIAL DISPARITIES.
ITBE REALLY HARD TO DO IT BUTHOPEFULLY WE CAN”“ANYBODYCAN POST ANYTHING ANYBODY CANDO THIS AND THAT BUT DO YOUREALLY MEAN IT”“WE NEEDPEOPLE LINKING ARMS WITH US ASWE DO THE WORK ON THE GROUND”REPORTING IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY, SABIRAH RAYFORD, WPTVNEWS CHANNEL5.
North Alabama Area Labor Council says in order to make change it's time to talk about racism as a whole
