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June 11, 2020

Black Lives Matter Protests Held for 16th Consecutive Day
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Protests against racism and police brutality are continuing across the
United States and around the world. In Washington, D.C., hundreds
marched from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday chanting
"No justice, no peace! No racist police!" In Boston, the Coalition of
Black Youth led a massive rally outside City Hall demanding the
defunding of the police department.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, activists are demanding school districts
cancel contracts with local police departments. This is Jackie Byers,
director of the Black Organizing Project, speaking at a rally in Oakland
Wednesday.

Jackie Byers: "We don't want police in schools. We want teachers. We
want librarians. We want public health. We want nurses. We want art
programs. We want ethnic studies."



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