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Dozens gathered outside Hamilton County Courthouse at an event organized by Anti-Police Brutality Coalition Share Updated: 11:50 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
Dozens gathered outside Hamilton County Courthouse at an event organized by Anti-Police Brutality Coalition Share Updated: 11:50 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
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Show Transcript PROSECUTION OF POLICE. ERIC GARNER FREDDIE GRAY TRAYVON MARTIN AHMAD AUBREY, JACOB BLAKE GEORGE FLOYD. BREONNA TAYLOR. THE LIST IS ENDLESS FOR PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE MIC OUTSIDE THE HAMILTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE EVERY NAME SPARKS IN MOTION HERE OUR CRIES THE CRIES OF YOUNG BLACK MEN WHO ARE WALKING TARGET PRACTICE. HERE OUR CRY FOR WHO’S TO SAY IF WE’RE GOING TO RETURN HOME TODAY? THERE’S GRIEF FEAR ANGER. THEY SAY AS BLACK AMERICANS ARE KILLED BY POLICE OFFLINE MY WHOLE FAMILY MY RENT MY CARDINAL EVERYTHING OFF OF MY MUSIC, BUT THE POLICE STOPP
Anti-police violence rally draws dozens of protesters at HamCo Courthouse
Organizers said it was something small to show their solidarity with Minnesota after a police officer in Brooklyn Center shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright as well as other communities.
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and last updated 2021-04-15 23:07:15-04
CINCINNATI â Dozens gathered in front of the Hamilton County Courthouse Thursday evening for a âSpeak Out Against Police Violence Rally.
The Anti-Police Brutality Coalition organized Thursdayâs rally, drawing a crowd of people holding signs that read how many more? and Black Lives Matter.
Organizers said it was something small to show their solidarity with Minnesota after a police officer in Brooklyn Center shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright as well as other communities like Chicago, where a police officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy.
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On Thursday, there will be a Cincinnati protest in response to the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by police in Minnesota.
Cincinnati for Justice and the Anti-Police Brutality Coalition are hosting a protest at 6 p.m. in front of the Hamilton County Courthouse.
Organizers say the event is to speak out against police violence and stand in solidarity with Wright s family.
On April 11, Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot by police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.