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More than 1,000 gather in park to peacefully protest

by | Jun 10, 2020 | Latest

 More than 1,000 activists and allies came together to support Black communities and protest police brutality.

Salon by the Park hosted “BLM (Black Lives Matter) Peaceful Protest” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at Olde City Park.

The event featured spoken-word poets, music, prayer and Black residents telling stories. Organizers also had a “say their names” portion in which lead­ers said the names of Black victims of police brutality, and protestors repeated their names back.

For the full story, see the June 10 issue or subscribe online.

By Joe Reavis • [email protected]

Hilco Real Estate 6-2024

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