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London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted.
“I feel very nervous. It’s already hard as it is as a Black man in today’s society,” said Williams, standing with a date in the space near the White House renamed after Floyd’s death last May. “If this doesn’t go right, I don’t know how safe I will feel.”
Then, the verdict came for former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin: guilty on all counts. Williams, 31, doubled over with emotion, covered his face and wept.
Portland Trail Blazers’ CJ McCollum and Terry Stotts react to Derek Chauvin conviction in the murder of George Floyd
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Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts, right, talks to guard CJ McCollum during the first half of the team s NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) APAP
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Guard CJ McCollum said after the team’s 113-112 loss Tuesday night to the Los Angeles Clippers that Floyd’s murder, caught on video, and subsequent trial was difficult for him to handle.
“As a black man it was hard for me to watch the video, it was hard for me to kind of watch the trial,” McCollum said. “Seeing stuff like that is not good for my psyche at this stage in my life. But I’m happy the family was able to get his proper due with the guilty verdict. But he’s still not coming back.”
WINNIPEG Black History Manitoba is speaking out on the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial, saying this is just a small step for progress. On Tuesday, former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter for pinning Floyd to the pavement with his knee on his neck. Nadia Thompson, from Black History Manitoba, said Chauvin’s conviction is only the beginning of the change that needs to happen. “This is not the end by any means, this is just a start,” she said. “It’s a really small step in the progress that we are looking for as Black human beings on this earth.”
Associated Press
London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted.
“I feel very nervous. It’s already hard as it is as a Black man in today’s society,” said Williams, standing with a date in the plaza near the White House renamed after Floyd’s death last May. “If this doesn’t go right, I don’t know how safe I will feel.”
Then, the verdict came for former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin: guilty on all counts. Williams doubled over with emotion, covered his face and wept.
Updated Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy and wariness
London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted.
“I feel very nervous. It’s already hard as it is as a Black man in today’s society,” said Williams, standing with a date in the space near the White House renamed after Floyd’s death last May. “If this doesn’t go right, I don’t know how safe I will feel.”