New Yorkers reiterate demands to abolish the police after Chauvin verdict
After a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of New York City. For more information about the protests in Times Square and Barclays Center, click on our accompanying photo essays within the article.
Trace Miller, News Editor
• April 21, 2021
Photo Essay: Strategy for Black Lives leads Justice for George Floyd rally in Times Square
The activist organization, founded in the wake of Floyd’s murder, is now demanding an end to police terror and brutality.
Paul Kim and Taylor Knight
• April 21, 2021
Photo Essay: Hundreds of protesters gather at Barclays Center to call for abolition of police
After various activists spoke to the crowd about systemic racial and economic injustice, defunding the police and reinvesting in communities, protesters marched down Flatbush Ave to Grand Army Plaza.
Alexandria Johnson, Trace Miller and Jake Capriotti
• April 21, 2021
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