Thousands of residents in the Keller-Roanoke-Northeast Fort Worth area have shown their support for racial equality and police reform in recent weeks. Protesters have attended dozens of demonstrations in Tarrant County, including events in North Fort Worth and Keller.
Organizers Charles Banks and Myles Britton spoke to a crowd of around 3,000 protesters on June 7 in Keller. After speaking, protesters marched from Bear Creek Park to Keller Town Center.
They marched not only in support of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, but also for police reform, racial equality and Black Lives Matter.
“This is the Keller community,” Britton told a diverse crowd of demonstrators. “It’s not just white people. It’s not just black people. It’s not just Asian people. It’s not just Hispanic people. It’s all of us.”
For Banks, the idea to organize a protest began with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was fatally shot while jogging through a South Georgia neighborhood in February. The arrests of Arbery's alleged killers did not come until after a video of the incident went viral in May. Banks said he was shaken by the incident.
“I shouldn’t feel scared to just run in my neighborhood,” he said. “The reason I am here today is to start that change. I don’t want anyone’s kids to be afraid.”
Organizers Charles Banks and Myles Britton spoke to a crowd of around 3,000 protesters on June 7 in Keller. After speaking, protesters marched from Bear Creek Park to Keller Town Center.
They marched not only in support of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, but also for police reform, racial equality and Black Lives Matter.
“This is the Keller community,” Britton told a diverse crowd of demonstrators. “It’s not just white people. It’s not just black people. It’s not just Asian people. It’s not just Hispanic people. It’s all of us.”
For Banks, the idea to organize a protest began with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was fatally shot while jogging through a South Georgia neighborhood in February. The arrests of Arbery's alleged killers did not come until after a video of the incident went viral in May. Banks said he was shaken by the incident.
“I shouldn’t feel scared to just run in my neighborhood,” he said. “The reason I am here today is to start that change. I don’t want anyone’s kids to be afraid.”
