By Janell Gore, South Kern Sol
Since the death of George Floyd people across the country have been expressing their anger and have been demanding change in law enforcement practices by protesting, looting, and people from all types of backgrounds using their platforms to speak out on the issue.
For many black people the death of Floyd and many other lives that were taken unjustly feels closer.
This movement is not only personal to Waller, but to many in Kern County and its leaders.
“That means that all the social justice organizers, the black community and allies must use the same messaging because there’s power in numbers and numbers create change, especially in Kern County where the marginalized population is huge.”
In order to make real change, Faheemah Salahud-Din Floyd, the executive director of FAAM, said it’s important to talk to black leaders about the issues going on and the ways to fix it.
