George Floyd’s sister has accused the US of “listening but not hearing” the thousands of protesters in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting.
Mr Blake was shot seven times by police in Kenosha last weekend, while three of his children in his car looked on.
It was just the latest in a long line of police shootings against black men in the US, just months after the killing of George Floyd sparked protests across the world.
In an exclusive interview with ITV News, Bridgett Floyd said change should be made “as of now”.
She said: “I can’t say that the people in charge are listening. Maybe… but I don’t think they hear us. They’re listening but they don’t hear us.
“Because if what they heard from us really, really mattered to them there would be a change so I really wouldn’t say that they are hearing us but they probably are listening to us .
“I think it’s a little different between listening and hearing, because if that’s the case things would be transitioning into change as of now.”
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