LinkLinks DCist: Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Neighbors Explain What The Protests Against Systemic Racism Mean To Them By Editor On Oct 22, 2020 Last updated Oct 22, 2020 28 Share Demonstrators took to the D.C. streets in late May, protesting police brutality and the systemic racism Black people face. It was part of a larger movement inspired by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but Floyd wasn’t the only name protesters chanted. They called for justice for Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and, more locally, Marqueese Alston, D’Quan Young, and others. In September, a new name was added to the list: Deon Kay. 28 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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