Protesters Fight for Racial Justice Nationwide: 'Our Skin Color Should Not Be Considered a Weapon'

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Protesters Fight for Racial Justice Nationwide: 'Our Skin Color Should Not Be Considered a Weapon'
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Bobbi Brown, founder of a CT-based mentorship program, and Columbus, Ohio, City Council President Shannon Hardin tell PEOPLE they hope change comes soon

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Shouting “No justice, no peace!” into a microphone on Saturday, Brown inspired a crowd of nearly two dozen of the non-profit’s young members and their mothers to chant with her.“I participated in the protest because there is a lack of responsibility when it comes to black men being killed by police brutality.

Volunteer Taylor Dawson, 26, cannot erase the image of Floyd slowly dying as Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the restrained man’s neck on May 25. On Saturday morning, in another U.S. city reacting to the news of Floyd's tragic killing, Columbus, Ohio, City Council President Shannon Hardin joined a local march to support his fellow citizens.

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