Southfield — After weeks of civil unrest due to racial injustices against African Americans, residents of Metro Detroit have started their healing by kneeling.
The city …
Southfield — After weeks of civil unrest due to racial injustices against African Americans, residents of Metro Detroit have started their healing by kneeling.
The city of Southfield and Urban Unity CDC, a non-profit organization for foster children, partnered together to create Southfield Unity Day, a day for anyone to come and express their „sorrow, pain and angst over police officers who have employed excessive and deadly force and systematic racism“ by kneeling together.
On Sunday, Congress woman Brenda Lawrence, Southfield mayor Kenson Siver and Southfield police chief Elvin Barren stood with residents, business owners and others to symbolize solidarity and peace by forming a human chain spanning between 10 and 11 Mile roads.
„Nothing has changed without protest. Nothing has been transformational without using our… constitutional right to peacefully protest,“ said Lawrence. „We cannot be silent, we must use our voice.“
Attendees wore face masks and stood six feet apart while forming the chain of unity in respect of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.
