. >> we also have ersie joyner, a retired oakland police captain, dr. massachusetts marshall, co-director of alive and free. and we also have leslie zeitler, who is with the nonprofit racial justice organization race forward. >> you are also part of this conversation too. go to facebook or youtube to weigh in and interact in today's virtual town hall. >> honestly, you guys, i'm so happy that all of you are here. i'm excited about this conversation. and i think we should start it really by unpacking why people are so hurt and so angry. and i'll start with you, dr. marshall, because really, this has been years in the making. and it's a lot bigger than what happened with george floyd. >> my first thought as to why, look at that video. that video is horrible. what happened to ahmaud arbery in georgia, to -- i think his name was christian cooper i believe in new york. those three things happened in a very, you know, short amount of time. and you put that on years and years of history, it's not not understandable to me what has happened and how this has hurt