THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERING
TODAY AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL ON THE
57TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR.'S MARCH ON
WASHINGTON
AUDREY:
IT WAS A MASSIVE PROTEST FOR
POLICING
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
CALLED THE 'GET
YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS'
MARCH... IT'S IN RESPONSE TO THE
RECENT SHOOTINGS AND KILLINGS OF
BLACK PEOPLE AT THE HANDS OF
POLICE.
NBC4 ANCHOR KERRY CHARLES CAUGHT
UP WITH COLUMBUS FOLKS IN D.C.
AND HAS THEIR
REACTION
THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON WRAPPED
UP HERE AT THE MLK MEMORIAL AND
PEOPLE FILED OVER FROM THE
NATIONAL MALL.. HERE INTO THIS
PLAZA AND A LOT OF FOLKS I'VE
BEEN TALKING TO .. AND WE'VE
FOUND ALOT OF FOLKS
FROM COLUMBUS. THIS IS ONI
FISHER FROM THE
EAST SIDE OF THE CITY. I WANTED
TO ASK YOU, WHY
DID YOU WANT TO COME ON THIS
TRIP?
FISHER: MY MOTHER WANTED TO COME
ON THE TRIP IT'S SOMETHING WE
COULD BE A PART OF.
SHOW OUR SUPPORT.. YOU KNOW.. TO
BE PART
OF THE SITUATION, RIGHT NOW.
KERRY: WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE
BEING OVER THERE ON THE NATIONAL
MALL WHERE DR. KING DELIVERED
HIS ICONIC SPEECH 57 YEARS AGO
TODAY, THEN HEAR OTHER LEADERS
PUSHING FOR JUSTICE AND
EQUALITY?
FISHER: IT'S EMOTIONAL. ME AND
MY FAMILY CRIED.
YOU FEEL THE LOVE AROUND
EVERYONE HERE.
YOU FEEL THE BLACK LOVE AROUND
EVERYONE HERE. WE DESERVE A
CHANGE AND IT JUST FELT GOOD TO
BE A PART OF IT.
KERRY: AND TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT
FEELING OF HEARING DEADLY AFTER
DEADLY SHOOTING OF BLACK PEOPLE
WHO ARE UNARMED AND THEN YOU
HEAR ABOUT JACOB BLAKE THIS WEEK
SHOT
MULTIPLE TIMES, UNARMED. HOW
DOES THAT WEIGHT FEEL ON YOU?
FISHER: IT'S MINDBLOWING. YOU
CAN'T
BELIEVE WE'RE STILL GOING
THROUGH IT. YOU
ALMOST DON'T WANT TO WATCH THAT
VIDEOS. IT'S NERVE WRECKING ..
IT'S EXHAUSTING AT THIS
POINT. IT'S EXHAUSTING.
KERRY: AND LAST THING, SO MANY
PEOPLE OUT
HERE IN SOLIDARITY. BUT, WHEN
YOU GET IN THIS ARE WHERE IT'S
KIND OF COMPACT. IT FEELS
DIFFERENT.
FISHER: IT FEELS PHENOMENAL.
EVERY HAS BEEN PLEASANT,
EVERYONE SPEAKS.. IT'S BEEN A
GREAT FEELING TO BE HERE. I'M
GLAD WE CAME.
KERRY: WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
WISH YOU A
SAFE TRIP HOME. AND THANK YOU
FOR TALKING TO US. RONNIE OVER
HERE!! SO MANY PEOPLE
FROM CENTRAL OHIO MAKING THE
TRIP. WE WILL
BE TALKING TO MORE, RIGHT HERE
ON NBC 4. IN
WASHINGTON, KERRY CHARLES, NBC4.
AUDREY:
KERRY WILL BE SPEAKING WITH
CENTRAL OHIOANS
