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Eugene

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Sat Oct 10, 2015, 03:45 PM Oct 2015

20 years after the Million Man March, a fresh call for justice on the Mall

Source: Washington Post

20 years after the Million Man March, a fresh call for justice on the Mall

By David Nakamura and Hamil R. Harris October 10 at 3:00 PM

Thousands of black men, women and children gathered on the Mall on Saturday to demand justice at a time of growing anger and fraying tensions in African American communities around the nation over the police shooting deaths of young black men.

Crowds began forming on a cool, sunny morning just beyond the west front of the Capitol, and by noon the number of participants had swelled significantly, with onlookers watching on several jumbo screens set up along the lawn. Some people set up lawn chairs and others sat on blankets to listen to a long lineup of speakers, including Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, which sponsored the “Justice or Else” rally.

The event marked the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March in 1995, when hundreds of thousands of black men rallied on the Mall. Although the crowd Saturday was expected to be far smaller than that protest, the spirit of the first movement was echoed by those who addressed the crowds.

But the speakers also pointedly tied the struggle of the black community to modern-day incidents. Tamika Mallory, a national organizer of the rally, recited a litany of young black men who have been killed by police in recent years, including Tamir Rice of Cleveland, Michael Brown of Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner of Staten Island.

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20 years after the Million Man March, a fresh call for justice on the Mall (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2015 OP
I just read where the families of Freddie Gray, Walter Scott and Eric Garner were given MILLIONS Number23 Oct 2015 #1
Tamir Rice gwheezie Oct 2015 #2

Number23

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1. I just read where the families of Freddie Gray, Walter Scott and Eric Garner were given MILLIONS
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 06:09 PM
Oct 2015

Last edited Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:23 PM - Edit history (1)

by the police departments/cities that killed them. Each family got about $5 million each if I remember correctly.

While I'd love to see this as the beginning of some cultural awakening, the fact that Eric Garner's killer was caught ON VIDEO killing that man and actually waved to the camera while doing so and still was not convicted makes me realize that not as much has changed as I'd like.

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