According to NBC News, ‘Black people, who account for 13 percent of the U.S. population, accounted for 27 percent of those fatally shot and killed by police in 2021, according to Mapping Police Violence, a nonprofit group that tracks police shootings. That means Black people are twice as likely as white people to be shot and killed by police officers.’
Activists and community members gathered in 34 cities nationwide to protest Sonya Massey‘s killing. The social justice organization Until Freedom organized a rally at New York’s Washington Square Park today to mark a day of mourning to raise awareness for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Co-founders: Linda Sarsour and Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne Linen, among others, spoke passionately against police brutality, describing the current climate as an ‘open season’ on Black people. They urged everyone to unite and voice their opinions in the upcoming election on November 5th.
The promise of police immunity by former President Trump and the ongoing Project 2025 policy initiatives are viewed as being part of a broader issue. After all, the murder of Sonya Massey occurred days after Kamala Harris was announced as the first Black female presidential candidate.
