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Into America

Into Black America's Call to Arms

Into America

Trymaine Lee, MS NOW

Black Lives Matter, Covid-19, Policy, Documentary, Justice, Health, Society & Culture, Breonna Taylor, Trymaine Lee, Politics, George Floyd, Msnbc, Government, Cultural, History, News, Ms Now, News Commentary, Social, Blm, Versant, Culture, Society

4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

More and more Black Americans are buying guns. What’s behind the trend?

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0:00.0

So why y'all can't tell it's a truth about what happened to Breonna Tim?

0:07.0

Because the truth is, you see, y'all tried to sing and they ignored you.

0:15.0

Y'all tried to chant and they ignored you.

0:20.0

But when it got to the world stage, people were guns heard about it.

0:27.0

And then we came knocking and guess what? They ain't like us at all.

0:35.0

Late last month, a group of black protesters lined the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol Building.

0:41.0

They were dressed in all black paramilitary gear, black boots, black masks, heavy vest.

0:46.0

They held semi-automatic rifles and shotguns and they stood still in formation, barely moving except the chant.

0:55.0

Throw a black power fist into the air or rest their hands on their weapons.

1:02.0

The scores of protesters were part of the NFAC, the not-f and around coalition, except they don't abbreviate the F.

1:10.0

They're a militia, second amendment advocates organized to help black people defend themselves.

1:16.0

And they were there to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

1:20.0

It's not just the people of Louisville, it's your own explanation.

1:24.0

You own explanation to black people, period.

1:27.0

Four and a half months earlier, Breonna Taylor was gunned down by police officers inside a Louisville apartment.

1:33.0

Taylor was an emergency medical technician and dreamed of becoming a nurse and starting a family.

1:39.0

Just after midnight, on March 13th, while Taylor was in bay with her boyfriend,

1:43.0

Louisville police officers used a batting ramp to burst into their apartment as part of a drug investigation.

1:49.0

They were serving a no-knock warrant. Taylor's boyfriend fired his gun.

1:54.0

He said they never announced themselves, but police refute that claim.

1:58.0

The police fired several rounds, striking and killing Breonna Taylor at just 26 years old.

2:05.0

No drugs were found at the scene.

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