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George Floyd mourned in small town vigils despite armed vigilantes
June 9, 2020There have been protests in at least 580 towns and cities, many in rural “red states,” the majority of them organized by students and youth of all races.
Read moreTeen students lead Nashville’s largest ever protest against racist police violence
June 8, 2020Organized by five teens: Nya Collins, Jade Fuller, Kennedy Green, Zee Thomas, and Emma Rose Smith. All 14 to 16, four African American and one white, and all female.
Read moreProtesting in Phoenix for Dion Johnson, another Black man killed by police
June 8, 2020Officials ignore the cause of local anger: the killing of a Black man asleep in his car by a police officer on the same night George Floyd was killed.
Read moreConn. health workers demand PPE, honor their lost
June 8, 2020Over 200 health care workers, family members, and supporters rallied “for safety, protection, and respect in the workplace and raising awareness of health care professionals’ concerns that without proper personal protective equipment (PPE), communities are at...
Read moreBurnt out buildings: Just property damage or a visualization of pain?
June 5, 2020Somehow, the reason “why” these demonstrations are taking place has been drowned out in the minds of many, overtaken by wrongly-placed fury over the destruction of things.
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