Jacob Blake's sister says she holds 'Black America accountable' and says 'You must stand. You must fight, but not with violence and chaos' as she gives powerful speech to March on Washington
Jacob Blake's sister delivered a powerful speech at the March on Washington's 57th anniversary rally where she ordered Black America to 'stand up' and fight, but urged the public to avoid 'violence and chaos'.
Letetra Widman took the stand at the Lincoln Memorial, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic, 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963, and said, 'We will not be a footstool to oppression.'
'Black America, I hold you accountable. You must stand, you must fight, but not was violence and chaos. Learn to love yourself black people. Unify,' Widman said.
'We will not dress up this genocide and call it police brutality. We will only pledge allegiance to the truth,' she added.
Her brother Jacob Blake, a father of six, was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday, refueling national outrage against police brutality against black people.
Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman delivered a powerful speech at the March on Washington's 57th anniversary on Friday where she ordered Black America to 'stand up' and fight, but urged the public to avoid 'violence and chaos'
'Black America, I hold you accountable. You must stand, you must fight, but not was violence and chaos. Learn to love yourself black people. Unify,' Widman said
More than 50,000 people gathered on Capitol Hill for the historic gathering where the crowd heard from activists, Rev. Al Sharpton, Widman, and Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
More than 50,000 people gathered on Capitol Hill for the historic gathering where the crowd heard from Martin Luther King Jr's granddaughter, who vowed her generation will 'fulfill my grandfather's dream'.
Activists were joined by the families of police brutality victims including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner.
Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization, the National Action Network, planned Friday's event, said the objective of the march is to show the urgency for federal policing reforms, to decry racial violence, and to demand voting rights protections ahead of the November general election.
Jacob Blake Sr. (center): 'Racism against Trayvon Martin - we find them guilty! Racism against George Floyd - we find them guilty! Racism against Jacob Blake...guilty! And we're not taking it anymore'
Jacob Blake, 29, has been left paralyzed from the waist down in Sunday's shooting
Outrage over Blake's case continued to grow this week after it was revealed he is now paralyzed from the waist down and was handcuffed to his hospital bed by law enforcement.
Jacob Blake Sr. took to the podium after his daughter and said: 'We're going to hold court on systematic racism - guilty!'
'Racism against Trayvon Martin - we find them guilty! Racism against George Floyd - we find them guilty! Racism against Jacob Blake...guilty! And we're not taking it anymore.'
B'Ivory LaMarr, the attorney for the Blake family, doubled down on his clients stance and said 'we're tired of talking'.
'We're tried of playing games. 2020 is they year America will be put on timeout. Today, I just want to let you know is the last season of the police version of 'How to Get Away With Murder,' said LaMarr, referencing the popular television show.
Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by Officer Rusten Sheskey on Sunday
Sheskey grabbed Blake's vest as he was getting into a car and shot him seven times in the back
'We know your playbook. We know your plays,' he continued. 'Step one: claim that you were in fear and find an object so you can justify that you were in fear of a black or brown person.
'Step Two: assassinate that black person and step three: assassinate his character.'
Other people who spoke at Friday's march were event organizers Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, who both called decried racism that has continued to permeate the country.
Yolanda Renee King, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., gave a riveting speech that called on young Americans to take their place on the front lines of fighting for equality.
Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor and the siblings of George Floyd were also in attendance.
In the Sunday shooting, police arrived to the 2800 block of 40th Street in Kenosha after Blake's girlfriend 'reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises'.
Officers tried to subdue him with a taser before opening fire, authorities said.
During an investigation Blake admitted to police that he had a knife and authorities recovered it from the driver's side floorboard of car after opening fire. No other weapons were found at the scene.
People gather at the Lincoln Memorial during the 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' march in support of racial justice that took place in Washington D.C. on Friday
Around 50,000 Americans descended upon the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington event on Friday
Attorney B'Ivory LaMarr: We know your playbook. We know your plays. Step one: claim that you were in fear and find an object so you can justify that you were in fear of a black or brown person' Pictured: Jacob Blake (left) and three of his children
Jacob Blake's sister says she holds 'Black America accountable' and says 'You must stand. You must fight, but not with violence and chaos' as she gives powerful speech to March on Washington
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