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Nakima Levy Armstrong

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
206 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

And so what we've had to encounter over the last week and a half is countering this disinformation and misinformation campaign, trying to activate those who are progressive.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

to actually use their voices to fight back as we remind them, look, justice delayed is justice denied.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

And our leverage is to push our governor to do more.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

You know, he called in the National Guard and he said that he was calling in the National Guard essentially to preempt Trump

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

from trying to federalize the National Guard and take control.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

But at the end of the day, the National Guard isn't helping the people, right?

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

The National Guard is really there to protect buildings.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

And so we're having to educate folks about the fact that our governor

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

has the authority to instruct the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct a fair, transparent, and impartial investigation into the killing of Renee Good.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

He has not done so.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

The Attorney General, Keith Ellison,

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

County Attorney Mary Moriarty have said they're undertaking an investigation, which we think is wonderful, but there's been no timeline and there's no law enforcement agency attached to this investigation.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

So as black activists, we're having to, as Georgia Force says, change the narrative.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

Right.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

And educate people about the truth, because people will believe the lies, especially if they don't take time to research.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

And especially if our Democratic leadership is not being forthcoming because they don't want to be accountable for using the power that they have to protect the people and ensure that justice is actually served.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

No, you're absolutely right.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

And it actually reminded me of what they did in South Africa during apartheid.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

You know, if you were black, you had to have identification with you, your papers with you at all times or you would be arrested and detained.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | ICE ALERT: It's Getting Much Worse!

So it's the same practices happening here in the United States without justification.