“Kids can be brave and it’s okay if we’re scared sometimes.Read more: County Durham brother and sister 'will never live independently' after horror crash “When I’m sad, my mom helps me feel better. Reynolds will be in the middle of it all, experiencing a happy day that’s in balance with all that she has experienced. Two Black-owned businesses, Ice Cream Kingz and Flame Mobile Kitchen, will be on hand to treat the kids and mark the event that will celebrate Floyd’s life and impact, including the release of 49 balloons. , Brundidge’s podcasting platform, is sponsoring a birthday celebration. The October 14 book release coincides with what would have been Floyd’s 49th birthday. Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks didn’t go to therapy. “That’s not the first thing we think about. “We want to de-stigmatize therapy for young people in the Black community,” said Brundidge. The advice guides caring adults on how to have conversations with children who have witnessed or have a fear of disturbing, upsetting, or traumatic events. The last page of the book includes tips from Licensed Marriage and Family therapist Anissa Keys of Arubah Emotional Health Services in North Minneapolis. That video sparked worldwide protests and has been credited with inspiring a new racial reckoning. Reynolds was at her cousin’s side as Frazier used her cell phone to record the brutal incident. The book details how the then nine-year-old girl wanted to buy candy at a store near her home in Minneapolis and her 17-year-old cousin Darnella Frazier agreed to accompany her.Īs they left Cup Foods, the girls were horrified to see George Floyd on the street beneath Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee. On October 14, “A Walk to the Store,” a picture book that tells Reynolds’ story, will be released. “It still makes me sad and sometimes I cry.”

“I still think about that day sometimes,” said Judeah Reynolds. But this time it will be as an author, not an eyewitness. Now that child is heading back into the spotlight. It’s been two and a half years since the shocking death of George Floyd brought international renown to a little girl. “A Walk to the Store” to be released on what would have been Floyd’s 49th birthday

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