'Folks are starting to grow more conscious and connect the dots,' said Fabina Benites, director of the Multicultural Resource Center in Ithaca, New York.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- At first, George Floyd’s death on Memorial Day sparked outrage over a stunning display of police brutality caught on video, driving thousands of people to protest in New York and across the country.
“They are protesting against police brutality and excessive force, no question,” said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, director of the Equity Research and Innovation Center at Yale School of Medicine. “If you went to a movie and saw a scene like that, you’d be clutching your seat,” said Jim Bostic, a Yonkers community leader and former NBA player.
“There’s a new generation of young people who are saying they won’t tolerate this kind of behavior,” he said. “After other situations, you would return to normal. You would have to go to work in the morning,” Demetrius said. “Now there is no normal.” “A police officer just had his knee on Floyd’s neck like he was casually sitting on a couch,” said Domari Greene, 30, who organized a daily protest at the city of Elmira’s police department.
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