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Groups such as Black Voters Matter and the Next Generation Action Network will have seminars, rallies and more to honor and remember George Floyd a year after he was killed.
Atatiana Jefferson sisters, Ashley and Amber Carr, were invited to speak on the panel. Jefferson was killed in 2019 by Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean. Tiffany Crutcher was also on the panel. Crutcher’s twin brother Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by Tulsa police in 2016.
Crutcher said this last year has been triggering. Crutcher is here in Dallas after spending time at the nation’s capital pushing for the George Floyd Police Reform Bill - which focuses on changing police techniques and policy.
“There’s still gridlock, there’s still negotiations going on and we as families it’s not about politics as usual,” she said. “It is about meaningful and purposeful legislation that will prevent what happened to Terence Crutcher, Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson and George Floyd from happening again.”
As the anniversary of Floyd's death approaches, some North Texas lawmakers hope to pass police reform legislation in his name but now say it appears that won't.
AUSTIN The 2020 murder of unarmed George Floyd by a former Minneapolis police officer renewed calls for criminal justice reform, with people across the.