FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2020
Contact: Patrick Egan, 718-551-6603, patricke@ejusa.org
In response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police, Equal Justice USA issued the following statement:
“Six years after Eric Garner cried ‘I can’t breathe’ at the hands of police in New York City, another Black man cried the same in Minneapolis,” said Shari Silberstein, executive director of Equal Justice USA. “Today George Floyd is dead, murdered by officers who are supposed to protect and serve.
“All of us at Equal Justice USA stand with Mr. Floyd’s family and his community as they try to heal their grief and process the indignity and rage unleashed by yet another instance of senseless police violence against a Black person. For two years, we have worked with dedicated community navigators in Minneapolis to heal generations of racist violence at the hands of the police, which has been ingrained into law enforcement institutions far and wide. By killing Mr. Floyd, the police unraveled that work in minutes. But we remain committed to our partners and will not rest until our nation and its police stop killing Black people.”
Equal Justice USA (EJUSA) is a national organization that works to transform the justice system by ending the death penalty, strengthening programs that help crime survivors rebuild their lives, and promoting trauma-informed responses to violence that save lives and heal communities.
