West Palm Beach groups join forces in hopes of continuing push for racial justice

West Palm Beach groups join forces in hopes of continuing push for racial justice

One day after the primary election, three West Palm Beach groups are coming together to renew a call for change.

RENEWING A CALL FOR CHANGE.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOUTHEIR PLAN TO MAKE SURECONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACIAL ASOCIAL JUSTICE CONTINUE.< WEST PALM BEACH (NAT) THISIS THE SOUND OF THE CITY (NAT)FROM THE WATERFRONT (NAT) TODOWNTOWN (LIGHT NAT) BURIEDBENEATH THE WHITE NOISE (NATOF SIGH) (TC: 00:55:32) ARESOUNDS OF FRUSTRATION.

(TC:00:55:33)“WE LIVE IN AMERICAAND YOU KNOW’I CANEVEN THOUGH THIS IS IN SPIRITOF GEORGE FLOYD IT DIDNSTART WITH HIM” BUT FOR DAVIDRAE THOSE THREE WORDS, GAVEHIM FOUR MORE..

(TC: 00:40:14)’THE TIME IS NOWIS A GROUPON CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO JUWANT TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITYAND BUILD A BRIDGE BETWEENPOLITICS AND PEOPLE” ITSTARTED WITH PROTESTS NOW RAESAYS HE WANTS THE COMMUNITY TOFOCUS IN ON POLICY.

(TC:00:44:08)“OUR ACTION HAVEBEEN CALLING PEOPLE TO THECITY COUNSEL AND COMMISSIONMEETINGS.

EVERY OTHER MONDAY,WE GO, WE TALK TO OUR ELECTEDOFFICIALS” NOW RAE ISENLISTING BACK-UPTHE UPROAR PROJECT (TC:00:58:05)“WE MORPHED OURMISSION TO CREATING RESOURCESFOR BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES”AND THEN WITH NEWCOMERS’REBUILD HISTORY.(TC:00:59:29)“THROUGH MUSIC,THROUGH VISUAL ARTS, THROUGHPOETRY AND SPOKEN WORD” AFTERTUESDAYGROUPS DECIDED TO WORKTOGETHER, TEAMING UP TO HOSTS“5 DAYS, 5 WAYS TO SHOW UP”FROM A CHALK ON THE BLOCKEVENT TO A COMMUNITY BUDGETASSEMBLY.

(TC: 00:48:42)(SABIRAH:) HOW DO YOU KEEP THEMOMENTUM GOING?

(TC: 00:49:12)“KEEP FIGHTING JUST KEEPSHOWING UP AND SPEAKING TOPEOPLE AND SPEAKING TO THEIRNEEDS” AND SHARING WITH THISCITY SOUNDS OF HOPE.(TC:00:56:30)“THIS SHOULDNBE LIKE A MOMENT OF PRAISE, ITSHOULD BE A MOMENT OF FINALLYWE DID IT, WEARE STANDING IN UNITY.

THATWHAT I WANT THIS MURAL TOMEAN, HONESTLY” REPORTING INWEST PALM BEACH, SABIRAHRAYFORD, WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.LIFTED LOCKDOWNS FROM THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AREST