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Alex Franzino, a 17-year-old junior at Hopewell Valley Central High School said organizers are "carrying the message from Parkland, but also connecting it back to urban gun violence."
We stand with Pittsburgh's African American community -- and marginalized communities everywhere -- who must live in fear and distrust a system that is supposed to protect us all -- on the streets and in the courts. As Rep. Gainey said, "We want our kids and our police officers to come home safe." None of us is safe until we all are safe. #AntwonRose
Jury Acquits White Former Police Officer In Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Black Teen
A jury of seven men and five women, including three black jurors, found the former officer not guilty of murder in a racially charged case.
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"“We’ve allowed a minority to set the agenda and that needs to totally shift,” Goodman said. “I think with the right leadership, and with what seems to be a differently energized and focused pool of civilian activists, we could do it.”
