Black Lives Matter.
It has been said before in response to senseless killings of unarmed black people.
But the reaction to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has been different. It's been louder, more intense, and on a larger scale than perhaps ever before.
Could this be the time when real change comes to America?
On this episode of Around the Block, Brett and Shawn talk to two people at the forefront of the BLM movement here in Southeast Kansas.
D'Andre Phillips is the president of the Black Student Association at Pittsburg State University, and Deatrea Rose is the director of Student Diversity Programs at Pitt State.
A day after they both spoke at a peaceful rally in Downtown Pittsburg, they sat down with us to talk about this moment in our history and what we can all do to make sure things finally change for the better.
Black Lives Matter.
It has been said before in response to senseless killings of unarmed black people.
But the reaction to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has been different. It's been louder, more intense, and on a larger scale than perhaps ever before.
Could this be the time when real change comes to America?
On this episode of Around the Block, Brett and Shawn talk to two people at the forefront of the BLM movement here in Southeast Kansas.
D'Andre Phillips is the president of the Black Student Association at Pittsburg State University, and Deatrea Rose is the director of Student Diversity Programs at Pitt State.
A day after they both spoke at a peaceful rally in Downtown Pittsburg, they sat down with us to talk about this moment in our history and what we can all do to make sure things finally change for the better.