You'll give it up for one
of the greatest mountain climbers
in America today, Reverend
Al Sharpton. Mountain climber.
Thank you for being a mentor and a.
Tessa. Person who always answers the bell.
A lot of these families here, Reverend Al.
You answered the bell for when many
people wouldn't answer the bell.
We know the big names that became hashtags.
But for every George Floyd,
for every brand of Taylor,
from every amod Aubrey,
there are 100 other.
Nameless black people being killed in
America that nobody remembered but you,
answered the bell,
Reverend Al Sharpton and I want
to say thank you publicly.
To Pastor Turner, thank you for
allowing us in your cathedral.
To all the other clergy,
to Mayor Keisha Lance,
bottom we thank you for coming to
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
Who told Rovan and Rodney that not
only is she going to reintroduce
the George Floyd Justice and
Policing Act right after the
state of the Union address,
but she is also going to
have a Tyree Nichols duty
to intervene in that legislation.
So thank you.
So.
Congressman Steve School,
we thank you for your great
leadership here in Memphis, TN.
And certainly to Mitch Landry and
I would be remiss Reverend Al if
I didn't acknowledge yet again.
The highest ranking African American
woman in United States history.
The vice president of the
United States, Kamala Harris,
who did not think it robbery to.
Take time out of her busy schedule to
come and comfort this black mother.
Who lost her child unjustly. Thank
you, Madam Vice President.
We will never forget this day.
And. Then I want to acknowledge.
Summer. The activists.
And the local activists here in
Memphis, TN. Who were here before
I even got here. I want you all
to stand and be recognized,
because without you local activists,
we would not have heard about Tyree Nicky.
I had the activist names written
down and I I will thank them in my
conversation if you had that the
Reverend now and I want to thank
some of the national activists who
didn't think it robbery to call my I
know Tamika Mallory and my side and
also thank you Reverend Al. We got.
Casio Montez, we got Paula Barris,
we got Hunter Dempster, we got
Amber Sherman, we got LJ Abraham,
we got Frank Gotti, we got
Pam Moses. We wouldn't be
here without you active,
and so thank you.
We would not be here.
Lower times, we always acknowledge
the people, the high positions,
but it's the people who own
the ground on the front line,
like you taught me, Reverend Al,
who make the difference.
So let me ask. Constrained as I can.
Give the call to action.
I do so on behalf of my Co,
counsels Antonio Romanucci.
Ernestine Doris van Turner.
The N double ACP president.
Yeah. Local
here in Memphis. Attorney Chris
O'Neill, attorney Natalie Jackson,
attorney Sue Ann Robinson.
Our whole team, Kareem Ali,
we are all in this together, fighting for
justice for you. My vine for you.
Mr. Rodney fighting for justice and
so when we do the call to action.
It really is a plea. For justice.
It is a plea for Tyree Nichols, the son.
It is a plea for justice for
Tyree Nichols, the brother.
It is a plea for justice for
Tyree Nichols. The father.
But. Most of all.
It is a plea for justice.
For Tyree Nichols, the human
being. The human being.
And when we watch. We don't see the
Memphis Police Department Scorpion
unit extend one ounce of humanity.
Doing that one hour 7 minute video.
Ask your neighbor.
Why couldn't they see?
Their humanity in Tyree.
Turn to your neighbor.
Ask them that why couldn't they see?
Their humanity in Tyree.
For his Mama. Turn to your neighbor
again and ask them why couldn't
they see their humanity and Tyree?
And then, finally, for his son.
Turn to your neighbor and axe.
Why couldn't they see?
The humanity in Tyree.
Because we have to make sure
they see us as human beings.
And once we acknowledge that we're human
beings worthy of respect and justice,
then we have the God-given right to say I
am a human being and I deserve justice.
Not just any justice, but equal justice.
And that's what we're going to get.
The Tyree nickels equal justice.
And.
Miss mark? Miss Rovine Rodney.
Jamal Michael. Kiana.
Tallest family, grandma.
His son. I know.
We can't bring Tyree back
but in this called action.
We established his legacy. And.
Let's never let them forget Memphis,
because his legacy will
be one of equal justice.
It will be the blueprint going forward.
Because we have to remember.
That in less than 20 days, when it was five,
black police officers captured on a video
it engaging in excessive use of force when
they were committing crimes on video.
That they were terminated.
They were arrested and they were charged.
And and the police chief,
Davis and I have respect for her saying this,
the police chief said.
That it was important that the
Community see us take swift action.
They said it was important that we
moved swiftly towards justice. Well.
Where Laquan McDonald was killed in
Chicago and by white police officers.
It's important that the community
see swift justice too. Where?
Out of Sterling was killed in Baton Rouge,
LA. Mitch, it's important that the
community sees swift justice too.
When Stefan Clark was killed in Sacramento,
CA, it's important that the
community see swift justice, too.
Where Eric Garner was killed in Staten
Island, NY, it's important that the
community see swift justice, too.
When Pamela Turner was killed in Houston,
TX, it's important that the
community sees swift justice too.
When EJ Bradford was killed on
Thanksgiving night in Birmingham,
AL, it's important that the
community see Swift justice, too.
When Terrence Crutcher was
a black man rubbing out,
having car trouble in the
broad daylight in Tulsa, OK,
walking away with his hands up
and they shot him in the back.
Ohh video.
It was important that the community
see swift justice to own that.
When Botham
John Egan ice cream.
In his own apartment,
police woman come in,
shoot and kill him, say.
I thought it was my apartment
and said stand self-defense
in her possession.
It was a need to have swift justice too.
And so no
more, no more can they ever tell us.
When we have evidence on video.
Of them brutalizing us.
That is gonna take six years.
That's it's gonna take a month.
That's gonna take three years.
Like Laquan McDonald. No, no, no.
20 days we gonna start counting,
we can count to 20 and every time
you kill one or some video we gonna
say the legacy of Tyree Nichols is
that we have equal justice swiftly.
Swiftly. Swiftly.
And so. Reverend
Ally would be remiss
there. I did not. Acknowledge.
A sister who also deserves swift justice,
and that is Brianna Taylor.
Who mother Tamika Palmer is here.
And many of you may have heard.
About this coincidence?
That Brianna Taylor. And Tyree Nichols.
Were born on the same day.
And the same year.
June 5th, 1993 so I want to
acknowledge Tamika Palmer Act.
I know you said it brought back
so many memories and pain when you
found out it was the same birthday.
So if you were staying Tamika Palmer,
let us at least acknowledge
Brianna Taylor's mother.