http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:03:11 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/759ee97a799a403f803edff14f0af995 Jurors convicted three white men for the death of Ahmaud Arbery Wednesday. Following the verdict, Arbery's parents spoke to a crowd gathered outside the courthouse as they cheered that justice had been done. (Nov. 24) 759ee97a799a403f803edff14f0af995 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:32:15 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY WHITE FLASH++ASSOCIATED PRESSBrunswick, Georgia - 24 November 20211. Ahmaud Arbery's parents, and others, walking out of courthouse chanting, "We did it," among roars from crowdANNOTATION: Jurors convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and killed in the men's neighborhood.ANNOTATION: Ahmaud Arbery's mother walked out of the courthouse afterward repeating, "We did it."2. SOUNDBITE (English) Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery's mother:"It's been a long fight. It's been a hard fight. But God is good. (Woman in crowd: Yes, he is.) Early in, I never thought I -- to tell you the truth, I never saw this day back in 2020. I never thought this day would come."++WHITE FLASH++3. SOUNDBITE (English) Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery's mother:"Now Quez, which you know him as Ahmaud, I know him as Quez. He will now rest in peace. Thank you."++WHITE FLASH++4. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcus Arbery Sr., Father of Ahmaud Arbery:"We conquered that lynch mob. We got that lynch mob; this here is for the day. Letting you know that 'Black kid's life don't matter.' For real, all life matters. Not just Blacks, so we don't want to see nobody go through this. I don't want to see no daddy watch their kid get lynched and shot down like that."++WHITE FLASH++5. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcus Arbery Sr., Father of Ahmaud Arbery:"Today is a good day."6. Ahmaud Arbery's mother and father leaving among chants of "Justice for Ahmaud."STORYLINE:After three men were convicted of murder for the death her son, Ahmaud Arbery's mother said Wednesday that she never thought she'd see the day come."It's been a long fight. It's been a hard fight. But God is good," Wanda Cooper-Jones told a crowd gathered outside the courthouse in Glynn County. "To tell the truth, I never saw this day back in 2020. I never thought this day would come. But God is good."Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan were convicted of murder in the February 2020 death of the 25-year-old Black man, who was chased and fatally shot while running through their coastal Georgia neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery Sr., said he doesn't want to see any other father have to live through what he lived through. "We conquered that lynch mob." he said. But as he reflected on the verdict, he said, "Today is a good day."===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Jurors convicted three white men for the death of Ahmaud Arbery Wednesday. Following the verdict, Arbery's parents spoke to a crowd gathered outside the courthouse as they cheered that justice had been done. (Nov. 24) Arbery's mother: 'He will now rest in peace'