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LA's Fourth Day Of George Floyd Protests Continues
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Los Angeles is into a fourth day of protests over police brutality, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man whose arrest in Minneapolis on Monday was captured in a shocking video.
Poster from BLMLA's facebook page
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The main protest started at noon in Pan Pacific Park near the Fairfax District. The L.A. chapter of Black Lives Matter posted this message to its Facebook page in preparation:
"It took a nation-wide uprising to get Chauvin arrested for the murder of #GeorgeFloyd. Still 3 more killer cops to be arrested in Minneapolis and hundreds in LA. Still prosecutions and convictions to win. Still police to defund. It's time. See y'all Saturday."
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Other protests around the city are happening in the following areas:
- Boyle Heights
- Long Beach
- Santa Clarita
- Baldwin Park
- Valencia
The protests in Long Beach, Baldwin Park and Santa clarity are being organized by members of the Party for Socialism & Liberation. Members are asking for rent and mortgage relief through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Boyle Heights gathering is being organized by members of the Centro Community Organization, who are demanding "the 'mass release; of all prisoners due to the COVID-19 pandemic and justice for the murders of Ahmaud Arbery of Glynn County, Breonna Taylor of Louisville and George Floyd of Minneapolis."
We are following the story with hourly updates here: George Floyd Protests In LA: Anger Over Historic Police Brutality Boils Over As Saturday's Rallies Continue
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