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Founder of Black Lives Matter Houston: "They don't have a choice but to hear us"

In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, Ashton P. Woods says this moment stands out because “no one can look away" from what happened to George Floyd.

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Ashton P. Woods, founder of Black Lives Matter Houston, leads protesters in Houston on May, 29 2020.
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Ashton P. Woods knows the many protests in response to the death of George Floyd could lead to changes at all levels of government. "You can’t tamp down critical mass when all 50 states are protesting, places where you don’t expect people to even care about this issue," he said.

In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to what the founder of Black Lives Matter Houston says about what he expects to come out of this moment.

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