First-time activists on how last summer's protests changed their lives
First-time activists on how last summer’s protests changed their lives Vox.com 1 hr ago Mary Retta © Denise Truscello/Getty Images Last year, protesters demanded justice for the death of George Floyd in Las Vegas. “I just felt so incredibly angry last summer,” said Maya Green, a 19-year-old who attended her first protest in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020. “I learned this summer that it’s really easy to get burned out and become disillusioned, so I’m trying to rest when I need it and be intentional about taking the time to learn.”