Chicago Activists Weigh In On Local George Floyd Protests

Across the country, people are taking to the streets to express their hurt and outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

By Nereida Moreno
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEATH PROTEST CHICAGO
People with signs and masks reading "I Can't Breath" are seen during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Nam Y. Huh / ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEATH PROTEST CHICAGO
People with signs and masks reading "I Can't Breath" are seen during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Nam Y. Huh / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Activists Weigh In On Local George Floyd Protests

Across the country, people are taking to the streets to express their hurt and outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

By Nereida Moreno
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Reset checks in with two local organizers to discuss the protests that unfolded over the weekend in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

GUESTS: Charlene Carruthers, organizer and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer And Feminist Mandate For Radical Movements

Ja’Mal Green, organizer and former Chicago mayoral candidate