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