'A Cry For Mama' As Worshipers Seek Justice In Greensboro

Public demonstrations over race and justice continued in the Triad over the Fourth of July Weekend, including a “Cry For Mama” prayer gathering in Greensboro.

On Sunday, in a plaza bordered by Guilford County's former and present courthouses, people sang as they sought justice.

As the music broke, speakers stepped up to the mic and read the names of men and women killed at the hands of police in recent years. Pastor Betina Moffitt read a list of high-profile cases ending with George Floyd.

Moffitt organized the prayer meeting that drew about 50 people to downtown Greensboro Sunday. She says was inspired by the video recording of Floyd calling out for his mother as he fought to breathe under the restraint of a Minneapolis police officer.

“I believe that the community as a whole, whether we're Black or white, Christian or non-Christian, we can't heal without a woman's voice, without a mother," she said.

Moffitt says she has seen other demonstrations and wanted hers to focus on peace, which she says brings people together.