Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and leader in the Minneapolis community, was unsurprised by George Floyd's murder, reflecting on a history of unjust police violence against Black men. On Memorial Day 2020, she learned about Floyd's death shortly after it occurred. Her attempts to gather information from the Minneapolis Police Department and her established relationships within law enforcement underscore the systemic issues surrounding police conduct. Armstrong's experiences illustrate the deep-rooted patterns of systemic racism that continue to affect the Black community.
I said: Hey, Rondo, did MPD kill someone today?' she recalls. And he's like, No, Miss Nekima, not that I know of.' This exchange shows the disbelief in Armstrong's immediate response.
As a civil rights lawyer, past president of the Minneapolis NAACP and a spokesperson for the local BLM chapter, Armstrong understood the continuous pattern of police violence.
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