Reverend Al -Sharbaton, the young activist, contemplates the effects of social justice for the death of George Floyd after 5 years

New York — Nearly five years after the death of George Floyd, the leaders of society and a new generation of young activists are reflected in the work that still should be done for ethnic and social justice.

Christian Matthew recalls that he was moved through the video that spread like wildfire on social media: Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Shaovin shaking in the air.

The young activist said: “In 2020, I was 15 years old, and I felt a really needed everything that is going on, and to rise and fight because what we witnessed and what we saw with George Floyd was horrific.”

“I can’t breathe.” These three words have become a cry of a gathering that Matthew says is silent in the work of the work that still has to be done.

Matthew said: “It is sad because there are many things: George Floyd Justice in the Police Law, the draft law of voting rights John Lewis. There are many things that have not been approved and we cannot continue to allow this to happen.”

For one of the most dedicated civil rights students, the Sharbaton priest led justice alongside the Floyd family and his brother Terins.

“Anyone who has any superficial vision of civil rights knows that there are tragedies that you can organize, then there will be a violent reaction,” said Sharbaton.

Floyd’s death sparked an account throughout the country during the Covid-19s, leaving millions of people. The demonstrators walked at that time for several days, poured into the streets and closed the bridges in the hot summer for the year 2020 due to the behavior of the police and racism.

“I think the fact that we were in the epidemic and everyone was at home and all you can do was watch TV and news. People said,” No, this is crazy. “Sharebaton said,” This tape to watch this man literally beg his life and does not mean anything. “

Meanwhile, Tyrens described the relief in the huge support he and his family received after the death of his brother.

He said, “How society came around me and proudly and spoke to me, then the marches and things, and how they really stood not only for my brother, but for the sake of blacks as a whole.” “You know, I remember the youth. That is why I do things for the youth and try to be there now because I saw them at the time in 2020, really here shoes on the ground, in the streets that protest and I have not gave up what was happening to us.”

Two years later, the jury in Minneapolis had condemned Choufin, and issued it for more than two decades behind bars.

Floyd’s brother said: “I have never seen complete justice, and the officers and things have always come out, but finally we saw justice and I was only happy.”

Sharpon remembers that he is emotional after hearing the conviction.

Sharapton said: “A guilty, guilty, guilty, three times. It collapsed and cried, and it was not only because I was close to the family – I did not see that in the years I was here.”

As the struggle for social justice in the country continues, the next chapter of young activists wants to see change with a fixed battle.

“We have to continue to succeed, we have to organize people to continue the resistance. This is not an enemy, it is a struggle, and the question in the end, what do you represent?” Sharapton said.

“My hope is to really prepare the next generation. I think I am not tense, but I am a little interested in the next generation. I do not feel that they really realize what is going on, and I think this will take some real education in homes, in our schools. We must build this a lot of the leaders of the leaders to continue fighting.”