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The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55, Number 106
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Councilman calls for Letting their community to stand against racism voices be heard "So, I want to speak as a member of the clergy but also as a member of this council. I also want to speak acknowledging that I know that I am a white male. It's obvious but I also want to acknowledge that that gives me certain privileges and I think it's important to acknowledge that. Being so has afforded me employment and other options that I might not have had, had I not been," said Roy. Roy says this conversation about race is again long overdue in Seguin and across the nation. He says black people are suffering in ways that white Americans can't imagine. The pain, anger, and fear experienced by African Americans is something that has to be heard and acknowledged.
Jeremy Roy By Darren Dunn
"I speak this evening because I don't want to betray my African-American brothers and sisters any longer. So, I’m speaking and I'm speaking specifically about my black friends. I want to acknowledge that there are people in our country that are suffering deeply from racism and I want to acknowledge that innocent lives have been lost as a result and that that absolutely breaks my heart and I want to acknowledge that there are those of us that want to speak from a place and this isn't criticism but speak from a place of seemingly willful ignorance and at times when we attempt to speak to issues of race, we come up very short and sometimes even make the situation worse," said Roy.
(Seguin) -- A member of the Seguin City Council made an impassioned plea on Tuesday for more people in the community to stand up for the rights of African Americans, and to take a stand against Roy says he's seen some evidence that racism in all its forms. people are already starting to listen. He says Councilman Jeremy Roy says he came Seguin Police Chief Terry Nichols has been a across a recent quote from Dr. Martin Luther great example of that during this time. King Jr., which states that "there comes a Nichols has spoke openly about his belief time when silence is betrayal." Roy, who is that the officers in Minnesota committed a also an ordained minister, says he can no crime when they allowed George Floyd to longer be silent and it's time for him and die while in police custody. Floyd, who was cuffed and prone on the ground, had officers others to step up and speak out.
with knees on his body, including one officer, Derek Chauvin, who kept his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes. The officers were all fired, and Chauvin now faces murder and manslaughter charges in Minneapolis. Additional charges are expected to be filed against the other officers involved, but those officers have not yet been arrested. Roy says Chief Nichols has tried to bring his honest perspective to the conversation locally, including talking about the need for the police and the African American community to come together to start trying to heal some of these old wounds. Roy thanked Chief Nichols for stepping forward to try to help during this difficult time. "I have seen strength in your actions and I've seen compassion in your responses to the issues of late and more importantly, I see in you a desire to be slow to speak, slow to anger and quick to listen and eager to learn and eager to break down barriers all the while protecting our community," said Roy.
Roy also addressed some controversy surrounding an event held on Monday night in Central Park. The community has been blasted by some on social media for hosting an event that they described as "tone deaf." The "All Souls Matter" prayer event prayed for George Floyd and his family, for victims of racial injustice and it also prayed for police officers and firefighters in the community. The emergency officials joined the event by driving up together along River Street. That parade of vehicles led critics to suggest that Seguin was hosting a parade for police officers, and ignoring the Black Lives Matter movement and the death of George Floyd and others who have died in violent encounters with police. See COUNCILMAN, page 3
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A number of residents came out Wednesday afternoon for a Black Lives Matter event in downtown Seguin. A second similar event is being planned for 9 a.m. Saturday in Central Park. The event is being hosted by local residents. Read more about the event in Friday’s edition of the Seguin Daily News. Photo by Darren Dunn