George Floyd death: Voices of the community

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
George Floyd death: Voices of the community
Following the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters in Southern California and around the country have demanded justice and police reform. Here are interviews we've had on ABC7 to help guide the conversation and give voice to our community.Two protesters shared with ABC7 a passionate speech about racial inequality in America and their reasons for joining Sunday's protests over the in-custody death of George Floyd.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Following the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters in Southern California and around the country have demanded justice and police reform. Here are interviews we've had on ABC7 to help guide the conversation and give voice to our community.

Below is a list of the guests we've had on Eyewitness News:

Dr. Tyrone Howard, Professor of Education, UCLA. Director and Founder, Black Male Institute; Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in Education to Strengthen Families.

https://gseis.ucla.edu/directory/affiliation/black-male-institute/

Melina Abdullah, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Chapter.

Resource toolkit: https://www.blmla.org/resources

Virgil Howard, African American Board Leadership Institute.

https://www.aabli.org

Jim McDonnell, law enforcement expert. Former Assistant Chief, LAPD, former Police Chief, LBPD, former Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th Congressional District.

Tommy Tunson, law enforcement expert. Former Police Chief, Arvin, Ca. Dir., Public Safety Training Programs,Bakersfield College, Educator in Transformation Policing Model: Bridging the Racial Divide.

Pastor Cue Jn-Marie, The Row Church, Skid Row.

https://www.therowchurch.com

Pastor Julian Lowe, Oasis LA.

https://www.oasisla.org

Maria Salinas, CEO Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

http://cafwd.org

Lisa Lichtenstein, MFT

http://www.lisalichtenstein.com

Michael Lawson, President and CEO, Los Angeles Urban League.

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris

Ashley Bryant, Therapist and trauma specialist.

https://www.therapyden.com/therapist/ashley-bryant-oklahoma-city-ok

Hal Kempfer, military expert. Lt. Col, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. CEO, Global Risk Intelligence and Planning.

Supervisor Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Connie Rice, Civil Rights Attorney. Board member, Advancement Project California.

Jeffery Wallace, President and CEO, LeadersUP.

https://www.laul.org

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

Dr. Michael Laurent, Psychologist, Chair of the Marital and Family Therapy Program; CSU Dominguez Hills.

https://www.csudh.edu/mft/faculty/michael-g-laurent

Paula Minor, Activist, Black Lives Matter LA.

Bishop Craig Worsham, Founder and Senior Pastor, The Agape Church of Los Angeles.

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, Los Angeles City Council.

Pastor Eddie Anderson, McCarty Memorial Christian Church.

Dr. Cheryl Grills, Professor of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University.

https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/psychology/parc/

Priscilla Ocen, Professor of Law, Loyola Marymount University. Member of the LASD Civilian Oversight Committee.

John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project California

https://www.advancementprojectca.org

Attorney Capri Maddox, Executive Director, Los Angeles Department of Civil and Human Rights.

Eugene Boykins, President, Boykins Business Managing and Consulting Group.

Founding member, African American Board Leadership Institute.

https://www.aabli.org

Angel Daniels, Director, Angell Foundation.

Dr. Anuradha Seshadri, Primary Care and Pediatrician.

Akili, Activist, Black Lives Matter.

Kimberly Freeman, Associate Dean, Chief Diversity Officer, USC.

Victoria Mahoney, Director, Producer and Writer.

Freda Payne, Entertainer.

Monique Stennis, Interim Director of Diversity Initiatives, University of Redlands.