As the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing starts, activists from across the country are showing up to support him and his family
CNNCNN — “I love my people! I love my Black people!” said Marcus Arbery, Sr. this week as he neared the steps of the Glynn County Superior Court in Brunswick, Georgia, during jury selection proceedings in the trial against the three men charged in the killing of his 25-year-old son Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia in February 2020. The supporters are part of the Washington, DC, based group Transformative Justice Coalition, which says it “seeks to be a catalyst for transformative institutional changes that bring about justice & equality in the US & abroad.” The group, led by lawyers Barbara Arnwine and Darryl Jones, planned for a “week of action” organizing daily activities in support of the Arbery family to coincide with the start of jury selection. “Ahmaud Arbery could’ve been anybody’s child,” said Lynn Whitfield, director of election protection at TJC. She says TJC has pledged to support the Arbery family until a verdict is reached, with the organization’s two co-founders accompanying Arbery Sr. to court every day.
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