On May 25, a video of a Minneapolis police officer holding his knee on a black man’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds — which caused the man’s death — surfaced online. Quickly, the world learned the name George Floyd.
Renee Montgomery saw the video but couldn’t bear to watch the entire thing. However, as Floyd’s murder sparked protests across the nation, it sparked something inside her as well.
“When George Floyd got murdered, I think it woke America up. I think it woke the world up. You’ve seen protests all over the world,” she said.