{"id":56103,"date":"2020-08-28T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/george-floyds-brother-breaks-down-at-washington-dc-protest\/"},"modified":"2020-08-28T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:04:00","slug":"george-floyds-brother-breaks-down-at-washington-dc-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/george-floyds-brother-breaks-down-at-washington-dc-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"#George Floyd\u2019s brother breaks down at Washington DC protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#George Floyd\u2019s brother breaks down at Washington DC protest<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Thousands of protesters chanted George Floyd\u2019s name in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday as his brother struggled to address them ahead of a march in honor of black men and women killed by cops and vigilantes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so overwhelmed now now, with everybody here right now,\u201d Philonise Floyd told the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish George were here to see this right now. That\u2019s who I\u2019m marching for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floyd \u2014 whose brother died after a Minneapolis cop was caught on camera pressing a knee against his his neck on May 25, sparking nationwide protests \u2014 sniffled as he referenced other victims, including Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake, before being overcome by emotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never been more clear that change, right now, is happ<\/a>ening right now because we demand it,\u201d he said after composing himself.<\/p>\n

Floyd broke down again after noting the heat in Washington, DC, and saying, \u201cWe\u2019re here because we are being fried right now, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowd chanted, \u201cNo justice, no peace,\u201d as he composed himself a second time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of now, everybody out here right now, our leaders, they need to follow us while we\u2019re marching to enact laws to protect us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He then paused, saying softly, \u201cMan, it\u2019s hard. It\u2019s really hard. I\u2019m so sorry, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show of emotion led the crowd to start chanting his brother\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy brother, George, he\u2019s looking down right now. He\u2019s thankful for everything that everybody is doing right now. You all are showing a lot of empathy and passion and I\u2019m enjoying every last bit of it right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it weren\u2019t for y\u2019all, I don\u2019t know where I\u2019d be right now, because y\u2019all are keeping me running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floyd was among dozens of speakers who addressed the \u201cCommitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks\u201d event, held on the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.<\/p>\n

That gathering featured the historic \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech delivered by slain civil-rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s speakers also included Taylor\u2019s mother, Tamika Palmer, who alluded to the presidential election in November.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we need is change and we\u2019re at a point where we can get that change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to stand together and we have to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

King\u2019s son, Martin Luther King III, told the crowd, \u201cWe\u2019ve come here to bear witness, to remain awake, to remember where we\u2019ve come from and to consider where we\u2019re going.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking a step forward on America\u2019s rocky but righteous journey toward justice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Al Sharpton, whose National Action Network organized Friday\u2019s event, also said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t just come out here to have a show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDemonstration without legislation will not lead to change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Following the speeches, the crowd began marching to the nearby Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.<\/p>\n

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