New Orleans Protest For Justice

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New Orleans Protest For Justice

Across the world in the wake of the George Floyd killing at the hands of the police in Minnesota there’s been protest across the world demanding justice.

In New Orleans thousands came out to protest across the City.

It is being led primarily by young people fighting for change.

One of the groups who have come to speak out is “Take Em Down NOLA” who were at the forefront of removing confederate monuments as well as other social causes.

Today they and others are fighting for justice in not just the George Floyd case, but making a collective stand to let the world know that Black Lives Matter.

Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

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