Published: 6/30/2021 9:05:33 PM
On Tuesday, June 15, a few dozen protesters "> Published: 6/30/2021 9:05:33 PM
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On Tuesday, June 15, a few dozen protesters ">
Guest columnist Mara Conolly: The racism of liberal civility politics "> Published: 6/30/2021 9:05:33 PM On Tuesday, June 15, a few dozen protesters marched through the streets of downtown Northampton and blocked traffic at the main square for under an hour. The messaging for the protest read in part, before the Facebook post was taken down: “1 year after the broad-daylight police lynching of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the powerful resurgence of Black Rebellion against the violence of the white supremacist US state, and while police throughout the US have nonetheless continued to murder, assault, and incarcerate Black people on a daily basis, Northampton mayor Narkewicz and the City Council are backing away from their commitments to make change.