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Monday, April 29, 2024

Protest held outside state Capitol

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Protest held outside state Capitol
Protest held outside state Capitol
Protests continue in several cities.

FOUR DAYS AT THE STATE CAPITOL.PROTESTERS TOOK THEIR MESSAGEINTO THESTREETS AND TO CITY HALL.

PROTESTERS MARCHING THROUGH THESTREETSOF DOWNTOWN JACKSON MONDAY TOSPEAK OUT AGAINST GEORGE FLOYD'SBRUTAL KILLINGAT THE HANDS MINNEAPOLIS POLICEOFFICER EIGHT DAYS AGO.ASHLEI MURRAY/PROTESTOR WHAT CANWE DO AS A PEOPLE IF WE SEE THATHAPPENING WHATHAPPENED TO GEORGE FLOYD ARE WEJUST GONNA RECORD ORWE GOING TO GIVE THE PHONE TOSOMEBODY ELSE TO RECORD ANDSAY I'M WILLING TO PUT MY LIFEON THE LINE FOR MY BROTHERANGELA TRUES/PROTESTOR WHAT ISTHE NEXT STEP AFTER WE STANDHERE AT THIS PROTESTAFTER WE MAKE OUR POST ONFACEBOOK ARE WE WILLING TO USEOUR POWER STAND UP FOR EVERYONEELSE WHO DOESN'T LOOK LIKE USHERE.MONDAY'S DEMONSTRATION WAS THETHIRD PEACEFUL PROTEST IN THELASTFOUR DAYS AGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY.YELLOW 596311-21THIS IS A PEACEFUL PROTEST BUT IDON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MISCONSTRUETHAT WHEN WE SWE IN SOLIDARITY WE'RE INSOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLEPROTESTING PEACEFULLY AND THEPEOPLE PROTESTING NON-PEACEFULLY .YELLOW 5972 MAYA KYLES-BAKER18-24IT'S JUST TIME TO REALLY INVOKESOME CHANGE AND MORE THAN WHATWE SEE ON FACEBOOK WHAT WE SEEON THE NEWS.IN PEARL THE OUTLETS OFMISSISSIPPI CLOSEDFOR THE DAY AND MANAGERS PUT UPBARRICADES AT THE ENTRANCE TOKEEPDRIVERS OUT AFTER SOCIAL MEDIAPOST ANNOUNCED A PROTEST AT THEMALLTHE JACKSON RALLY BEGAN AT THESTATE CAPITAL.LATER THE SMALL GROUP MARCHED TOTHE SEATSOF LOCAL POWER...NO JUSTICE NO PEACE.

THE HINDSCOUNTY COURTHOUSEAND STEPS OF THE CITY HALLJACKSON CITY HALL INVOKINGFLOYD'S LAST WORDS BEFORE HEDIED.I CAN'T BREATHE, I CAN'T BREATHEICAN'T BREATHE.

THE PROTESTERS ALSO WENT TOJACKSON POLICE HEADQUARTERS.THEY SAY POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSEDOF MISTREATING CITIZENS NEED TOBE HELDACCOUNTABLE.THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY THEYWANT FOR THE POLICE OFFICERSCONNECTEDTO FLOYD'S DEATH.

INSTEAD OF BATTLING FLAMES -- AJACKSONFIREFIGHTER IS FACING SOME HEATTONIGHBEING ACCUSED OF MAKIN

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