George Floyd, we continue to honor you

[View this email in your browser]( Friends and Family - Remember George Floyd. Not just for the 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Remember George Floyd as a human being who should be alive today. One year ago, a young girl happened to film the heinous murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin. George Floyd was not the first Black man – or the last - to have his life taken too soon by police violence, white supremacy, and rogue vigilantism. George Floyd's life was lost, and, we need to make sure continual justice and accountability is gained. George was a man, like any other Black man, going about his business. His daughter, Gianna Floyd, seven years old, said that her “Daddy changed the world,” and, we need this to be true for her. We need this to be true for all Black and Brown people. We need equity and justice to be more than words, but to be lived by us all. We need to recognize the humanity in each other; dedicated to end systematic racism and injustice that impacts us all. It is not just George Floyd. We need to honor Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland and Sean Bell, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice, Daunte Wright and Deborah Danner. In my community of The Bronx, we think of Amadou Diallo, Anthony Baez, Ramarley Graham, Andrew Kearse. Today, we honor George Floyd and his life and what could have been. In the past year, we have seen allies march and show that so many people believe that there is more that must be done. We have made the move from anger to action. We join together in search of lasting solutions, including calling on Congress to pass the George Floyd policing act. This is not a conversation that started with George Floyd’s murder. The fight for Justice will end until Black and Brown people have the ability and the comfort to walk in public, in their communities, and in our skin. George Floyd. We will forever remember your name. We will honor your legacy by helping every possible Black person and all people to be able to BREATHE in peace. Michael Blake [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:hello@atlassstrategy.group) [Instagram]( Copyright © 2021 Atlas Strategy Group, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Atlas Strategy Group 837 Washington AveBronx, NY 10451-4842 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.