Demonstrators demand change on 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder

People across the country took to the streets Sunday to mark five years since George Floyd was killed by police His death was captured on video sending shock waves around the country and spurring calls for change including in D C Five years later protesters across the country are still seeking justice It s been five years since George Floyd was murdered and the people still come out in advocacy for him and still demanding change one demonstrator reported It s a beautiful thing Demonstrators nationwide have called on Congress to transformation or abolish qualified immunity a legal defense that can protect police officers even when they violated the constitution So far Congress has not passed any statute to revision qualified immunity and the Supreme Court has rejected dozens of cases asking for the same changes This is the time There s too much chaos and division and violence happening in our country right now and it s time for more bridges noted Cameron Whitten the founder of Brown Hope Floyd s family and Rev Al Sharpton came together for a memorial organization this weekend reminding people to keep pushing for accountability equality and change We want people to stand when there s an injustice Sharpton explained For us it s not about the race it s about the right and even though we may have political differences with the president we cannot be silent when they are trying to rescind any measure of justice After President Donald Trump was elected he worked to get rid of diversity equity and inclusion initiatives including those implemented after Floyd s death In the District demonstrators gathered outside of Target on th street a company that scaled back its DEI initiatives following an executive order from Trump But those who still have the memory of Floyd s killing in their hearts say they won t stop marching for change At the end of the day he was a human being His life mattered All our lives matter People of color s lives matter Philonise Floyd George Floyd s brother revealed at the operation So let s stick to this movement and stick to the script We re not going to give up We re going to continue to fight That s what we re going to stand on