LinkLinks DCist: For These Local Activists, Black Lives Matter Protests Came With A Price By Editor On Nov 30, 2020 Last updated Nov 30, 2020 24 Share Bethelehem Yirga was camped out in front of the wall of protest art along H St. at Black Lives Matter Plaza when she received a warning via text. A contingent of Proud Boys — an SPLC-designated white nationalist hate group — was coming in her direction. The heavy police presence that had surrounded the plaza all day had suddenly dwindled, and Yirga and her activist friends were suddenly facing the potential of a violent clash. 24 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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