Local demonstrators express solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement

Monday, June 1, 2020 ~ Updated 10:46 PM

In the days following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than 8 minutes during an arrest, demonstrations and protests mourning his death spread across the nation.

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