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Speakers at a Thursday rally demanded charges be filed against Louisiana state troopers who stunned, punched, choked and dragged Ronald Greene before his May 2019 death.
“Stay clear and focused on what this is: We want every trooper involved in this incident to be terminated immediately. And then after the termination, we want every single trooper involved in this incident to be arrested. And then we want them to be charged,” Judy Reese Morse, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana, said outside the Louisiana state capitol building.
Greene, 49, died after his arrest outside of Monroe. Louisiana State Police released body camera and dash camera footage of the incident last Friday after The Associated Press published videos of Greene s arrest earlier in the week.
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A year after the murder of George Floyd, Black Winnipeggers say more work needs to be done on prevention
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of George Floyd s murder by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, which sparked global Black Lives Matter protests.
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Thousands gathered in Winnipeg on June 5, 2020, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter rallies around the world following the murder of George Floyd. He was killed when Derek Chauvin, at the time a Minneapolis police officer, pressed his knees on his neck and back for more than nine minutes as two other officers held Floyd face-down on the pavement. (John Woods/The Canadian Press)
There are thousands of colorful murals scattered across the city, which were commissioned by Mural Arts Philadelphia, an organization founded originally as an anti-graffiti campaign in 1984 to empower professional artists by showcasing their talents to the city.
Since its founding, there have been more than 3,600 public murals created in Philadelphia, most of which are still visible today.
While there is seemingly an infinite pool of art in the city to find, here are some of the latest murals to be added to the city s collection:
Photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts
“We Did That” by Symone Salib and Letisha Bindu Golafaie can be found at 13th and Arch Street.