Rev. Al Sharpton eulogizes Arkansas teen killed by deputy
By Andrew DeMillo
BEEBE, Ark. - The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd's family on Tuesday mourned a White Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy, as they urged support across racial lines for efforts to reform police practices.
The killing in the predominantly White community has drawn the attention of national civil rights activists such as Sharpton, who said concerns about police tactics aren't just limited to the Black community.
"The issue of policing is not about Black and White," Sharpton told a packed auditorium at Beebe High School, where Brittain was a rising senior. "It's about right and wrong."