Providence march stays peaceful
By: Melissa Randall
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About 400 hundred people marched through the streets of providence Saturday afternoon in solidarity with
“We are trying to fundamentally change the aggressive nature that communities of color have with police,” said protester Marco McWilliams.
The rally comes one day after 6 police officers were charged with crimes including murder in the death of Freddie Gray. The 25–year–old died after a severe spinal injury suffered while in police custody.
“We hope that these officers get convicted. We hope that we have a real unity in the community. We hope that we have real justice,” said protester Joseph Buchanan.
The group is demanding the immediate release of all jailed
“Black lives do matter. No matter what color you are lives matter and police brutality should stop!” said protester Amber Flint.
The protest was peaceful. There were 0 arrests. 0 incidents. Organizers say the march is an opportunity to discuss how to make providence a better place for all people.
“There are certainly issues around the country– and we’re not perfect, but I would say over all our relationships are pretty good,” said
Jim Vincent, head of the Providence NAACP says the conversation needs to continue across the county and here at home.
“We’re going to continue demonstrate and protest until people understand that we’re all human beings and we need to live peacefully together in harmony,” he explained.
Simultaneous protests took place in
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