Mayor LaToya Cantrell, speaking in an interview with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) on the COVID-19 crisis, she commented on the unrest in the country over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police.
In response to a question from the BBC Anchor “Being an African American woman who has felt the sting of oppression, and very much tired of this happening over & over & over again, in the black community to black people, in particularly black men. We’re tired of it. Why does the black man always have to die?”
Full @BBC Interview: Mayor Cantrell discusses #GeorgeFloyd, #Coronavirus, #PhaseOne and strides New Orleanians are making to beat #Covid19 @BBCnews pic.twitter.com/dnA12I0g03
— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) May 30, 2020The Mayor also posted a video statement from Chief Superintendent of New Orleans Police Sean Ferguson with his comments on the death of Floyd.
A message from #NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson in response to the death of #GeorgeFloyd • @NOPDnews pic.twitter.com/ZRhOyrXVAu
— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) May 30, 2020
