They marched past U.S. President Donald Trump’s hotel in Manhattan, waving Black Lives Matter signs, and they marched under the gaze of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Protesters cried “Vidas negras importam” — “Black lives matter” — while criticizing the white employer whom da Silva’s mother had entrusted with looking after the boy. She also renamed the street in front of the White House to Black Lives Matter Plaza. While photos and videos of this act of defiance went viral, the D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter criticized Bowser on Twitter. Black Lives Matter means defund the police.” Holding The Police Accountable Such calls fell flat earlier on Thursday when the city council of Buffalo, N.Y., voted 6-3 to fully fund the police budget.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2020 04:41 UTC