theroot--2020-08-10--New Name, Same Free Stuff: Amazon Rebrands Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming

To put it bluntly , being a gamer can be expensive as shit .
Between dropping hundreds of dollars on hardware and having to spend upwards of $ 60 on the latest games , blasting fools , or orbital striking them as The Root ’ s news editor Monique Judge is fond of doing in GTA Online , can sometimes put the hurt on the wallet .
Luckily , there are quite a few services that can save you some coin and it looks like Amazon is set to expand on its offering in the money-saving game .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long- running Twitch Prime service as Prime Gaming .
The service is available at no extra cost to anyone who already has an Amazon Prime account .
The company hopes that the rebranding will help broaden awareness of the service which provides perks such as free games and exclusive in-game content .
“ Prime Gaming offers members all of the growing gaming benefits they had with Twitch Prime , but now as one of the core entertainment benefits of Prime , ” Amazon said in a statement announcing the rebranding .
While many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predominantly aimed at PC gaming , it sounds like this rebranding is going to expand the perks to console gamers , as well .
“ We ’ re giving customers new content that makes playing their favorite games on every platform even better .
So no matter what kind of games you love , and no matter where you play them , they ’ ll be even better with Prime Gaming , ” Prime Gaming general manager Larry Plotnick said in a statement .
This month , Prime Gaming is offering 20 free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Metal Slug 2 , a certified banger that baby me sunk countless quarters into while at the laundromat with my mom .
The service is also offering new content for games you might already be playing like Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Redemption Online .
It ’ s been a wild time and folks are trying to save money everywhere they can .
Strangely enough , while gaming has an expensive barrier of entry , once you ’ re in there are quite a few ways to save your money .
Playstation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this month ’ s offering includes the wildly popular new game Fall Guys and Xbox ’ s Game Pass Ultimate has 100+ games available for download for 15 bucks a month .
Now that Prime Gaming is expanding , hopefully , that means more free games because , well , who doesn ’ t like free shit ?

To put it bluntly, being a gamer can be expensive as shit. Between dropping hundreds of dollars on hardware and having to spend upwards of $60 on the latest games, blasting fools, or orbital striking them as The Root’s news editor Monique Judge is fond of doing in GTA Online, can sometimes put the hurt on the wallet. Luckily, there are quite a few services that can save you some coin and it looks like Amazon is set to expand on its offering in the money-saving game.
According to Variety, Amazon is rebranding it s long- running Twitch Prime service as Prime Gaming. The service is available at no extra cost to anyone who already has an Amazon Prime account. The company hopes that the rebranding will help broaden awareness of the service which provides perks such as free games and exclusive in-game content. “Prime Gaming offers members all of the growing gaming benefits they had with Twitch Prime, but now as one of the core entertainment benefits of Prime,” Amazon said in a statement announcing the rebranding.
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While many of Twitch Prime’s benefits were predominantly aimed at PC gaming, it sounds like this rebranding is going to expand the perks to console gamers, as well. “We’re giving customers new content that makes playing their favorite games on every platform even better. So no matter what kind of games you love, and no matter where you play them, they’ll be even better with Prime Gaming,” Prime Gaming general manager Larry Plotnick said in a statement.
This month, Prime Gaming is offering 20 free games including SNK 40th Anniversary Collection and Metal Slug 2, a certified banger that baby me sunk countless quarters into while at the laundromat with my mom. The service is also offering new content for games you might already be playing like Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Redemption Online.
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It’s been a wild time and folks are trying to save money everywhere they can. Strangely enough, while gaming has an expensive barrier of entry, once you’re in there are quite a few ways to save your money. Playstation Plus offers free games every month and this month’s offering includes the wildly popular new game Fall Guys and Xbox’s Game Pass Ultimate has 100+ games available for download for 15 bucks a month. Now that Prime Gaming is expanding, hopefully, that means more free games because, well, who doesn’t like free shit?


theroot--2020-08-10--Black Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison Over $30 Marijuana Sale Set to Be Freed

In Louisiana , a Black veteran currently serving life without parole over a $ 30 weed sale is set to be released .
On Thursday , prosecutors in Vermilion Parish , La.
, agreed to release Derek Harris , who has served nine years in prison , KATC reports .
Harris was arrested in 2008 for selling less than a gram of marijuana to an undercover agent .
At his sentencing hearing in 2012 , a judge suggested that Harris be sentenced to 15-years as opposed to the maximum 30 .
Prosecutors then argued the habitual offender law should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonviolent theft and drug related incidents .
As a result , the judge said he had no other option but to give Harris the maximum possible sentence .
Last month , Harris was granted a new trial by the Louisiana Supreme Court , where his legal team argued that by not challenging the sentence , his original counsel failed him .
The district attorney ’ s office agreed with this assessment , according to Cormac Boyle , Harris ’ s attorney and a member of the Promise of Justice Initiative .
A statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resentenced to nine years , which he has already served .
Boyle said that upon release , Harris plans on moving to Kentucky to be near his family .
“ It is certainly time for Louisiana to rethink how it uses the habitual offender law , ” Boyle told the New Orleans Advocate .
“ While in theory such a law may be fine , in practice it perpetuates and exposes some of the worst aspects of the criminal justice system.
” Boyle additionally pointed out how such laws often disportionately affect Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shock that Harris was sentenced to life in prison for selling less than a gram of weed .
This wasn ’ t some mastermind overseeing a mass distribution operation or even a dude selling an eighth .
The fact someone was going to spend his life in prison for something people are now doing legally across multiple states only goes to show how badly reform is needed for the nation ’ s drug laws .

In Louisiana, a Black veteran currently serving life without parole over a $30 weed sale is set to be released.
On Thursday, prosecutors in Vermilion Parish, La., agreed to release Derek Harris, who has served nine years in prison, KATC reports. Harris was arrested in 2008 for selling less than a gram of marijuana to an undercover agent. At his sentencing hearing in 2012, a judge suggested that Harris be sentenced to 15-years as opposed to the maximum 30. Prosecutors then argued the habitual offender law should be utilized, citing his previous convictions for nonviolent theft and drug related incidents. As a result, the judge said he had no other option but to give Harris the maximum possible sentence.
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Last month, Harris was granted a new trial by the Louisiana Supreme Court, where his legal team argued that by not challenging the sentence, his original counsel failed him. The district attorney’s office agreed with this assessment, according to Cormac Boyle, Harris’s attorney and a member of the Promise of Justice Initiative. A statement released by PJI stated that Harris was resentenced to nine years, which he has already served. Boyle said that upon release, Harris plans on moving to Kentucky to be near his family.
“It is certainly time for Louisiana to rethink how it uses the habitual offender law,” Boyle told the New Orleans Advocate. “While in theory such a law may be fine, in practice it perpetuates and exposes some of the worst aspects of the criminal justice system.” Boyle additionally pointed out how such laws often disportionately affect Black people.
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I’m simply in shock that Harris was sentenced to life in prison for selling less than a gram of weed. This wasn’t some mastermind overseeing a mass distribution operation or even a dude selling an eighth. The fact someone was going to spend his life in prison for something people are now doing legally across multiple states only goes to show how badly reform is needed for the nation’s drug laws.


theroot--2020-08-10--Georgia Officers Who Fired on a Car Full of Minors Have Been Put on Leave

Two police officers in Georgia are on administrative leave after firing shots at a car full of minors .
CNN reports that the Waycross Police department has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation launch an investigation into Saturday ’ s shooting .
The officers will remain on leave until the GBI concludes their investigation .
The shooting in Waycross was just one of four officer-involved shootings that occurred over the weekend and is currently being investigated by the GBI .
As The Root reported over the weekend , there were immediate calls from the NAACP to release both body-camera and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The shooting occurred on Saturday as the group of five Black children , ages 9 to 16 , were driving home from a local Walmart .
The officers said they followed the car to gain its information after it allegedly committed a traffic violation .
According to the three youngest children , ages 9 , 12 and 14 , the officers didn ’ t turn on their lights until they arrived in their neighborhood .
The two oldest children , ages 15 and 16 , were scared and told the other three to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents .
As the children exited the moving vehicle , the officers began to open fire .
Seven shots were fired and one narrowly missed striking the 9-year-old .
“ It went passed my face .
I could have gotten shot in my face , but they shot the swing , ” the boy told WJXT .
Dominique Goodman Sr. , the father of the three youngest children , heard the gunshots and went outside to see what was going on .
“ We go in the back , we open the door @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12-year-old and 14-year-old running from the police behind them , gunshots coming behind them .
We go down the street and we see our 15-year-old and our 16-year-old on the ground.
” Goodman told WJXT .
The children were on their way home to pick up Goodman to attend a football tournament two of the kids were scheduled to play in .
In a news statement , Waycross police said that the 16-year-old was arrested for possession of a handgun by someone under 18 , reckless driving , a stop sign violation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without a license .
The statement added the 15-year-old was charged with possession of a handgun by a person under 18 , obstruction of an officer , and removal or attempt to remove a firearm from an officer .
Thankfully , no one was killed or injured as a result of the shooting , though the 16-year-old was treated by an EMT for injuries that resulted from an altercation with the officers .
I don ’ t understand the logic behind the decision to open fire on fucking children , over allegedly running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a routine traffic stop ; if they were that concerned about it they could ’ ve just run after them .
The kids were— understandably , considering recent and historical events—scared and the actions of the officers only justified that fear .
“ They shot at a car full of unarmed minors .
A car full of unarmed children .
Like who in the world can ’ t see that this is a 9-year-old ?
Who can ’ t see that this is a child ?
They look like children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are babies .
What was the purpose of the shooting ?
”

Two police officers in Georgia are on administrative leave after firing shots at a car full of minors.
CNN reports that the Waycross Police department has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation launch an investigation into Saturday’s shooting. The officers will remain on leave until the GBI concludes their investigation. The shooting in Waycross was just one of four officer-involved shootings that occurred over the weekend and is currently being investigated by the GBI.
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As The Root reported over the weekend, there were immediate calls from the NAACP to release both body-camera and dash-camera footage of the traffic stop. The shooting occurred on Saturday as the group of five Black children, ages 9 to 16, were driving home from a local Walmart. The officers said they followed the car to gain its information after it allegedly committed a traffic violation.
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According to the three youngest children, ages 9, 12 and 14, the officers didn’t turn on their lights until they arrived in their neighborhood. The two oldest children, ages 15 and 16, were scared and told the other three to exit the vehicle and go get their parents. As the children exited the moving vehicle, the officers began to open fire. Seven shots were fired and one narrowly missed striking the 9-year-old. “It went passed my face. I could have gotten shot in my face, but they shot the swing,” the boy told WJXT.
Dominique Goodman Sr., the father of the three youngest children, heard the gunshots and went outside to see what was going on. “We go in the back, we open the door, we see my 9-year-old, my 12-year-old and 14-year-old running from the police behind them, gunshots coming behind them. We go down the street and we see our 15-year-old and our 16-year-old on the ground.” Goodman told WJXT. The children were on their way home to pick up Goodman to attend a football tournament two of the kids were scheduled to play in.
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In a news statement, Waycross police said that the 16-year-old was arrested for possession of a handgun by someone under 18, reckless driving, a stop sign violation, aggravated assault on an officer and driving without a license. The statement added the 15-year-old was charged with possession of a handgun by a person under 18, obstruction of an officer, and removal or attempt to remove a firearm from an officer. Thankfully, no one was killed or injured as a result of the shooting, though the 16-year-old was treated by an EMT for injuries that resulted from an altercation with the officers.
I don’t understand the logic behind the decision to open fire on fucking children, over allegedly running a stop sign, no less. It’s a routine traffic stop; if they were that concerned about it they could’ve just run after them. The kids were— understandably, considering recent and historical events—scared and the actions of the officers only justified that fear.
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“They shot at a car full of unarmed minors. A car full of unarmed children. Like who in the world can’t see that this is a 9-year-old? Who can’t see that this is a child? They look like children,” Goodman told WJXT. “They are babies. What was the purpose of the shooting?”


theroot--2020-08-10--100 Black Entertainers and Celebrities Send Letter to Biden Urging Him to Pick Black Woman as VP. Bi

100 Black Entertainers and Celebrities Send Letter to Biden Urging Him to Pick Black Woman as VP. Biden Is Going to Mess This Up

This wasn ’ t supposed to be remotely hard ; i n fact , the groundwork had already been laid down .
It works like this : Black women are the backbone of the Democratic party and they needed to be rewarded with a vice-presidential pick in this upcoming election .
And the presumptive Democratic nominee for president still hasn ’ t made his pick , which has me thinking two things : 1 ) Joe Biden is going to fuck this up and 2 ) Joe Biden is going to fuck this up .
I ’ m not alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black celebrities and leaders have called for Biden to pick a Black woman as his running mate , a decision that was supposed to be made a week ago and as of Aug. 10 still hasn ’ t been made .
Entertainment mogul Sean “ Diddy ” Combs , radio personality and “ The Breakfast Club ” co-host Lenard “ Charlamagne Tha God ” McKelvey , former NFL defensive end Michael Bennett , civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump and many others signed the open letter to Biden .
“ As someone who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden needs to choose a Black woman VP , the urgency for that pick has gone from something that SHOULD happen to something that HAS to happen , ” the letter said .
The letter denounced the treatment of some of Biden ’ s potential picks , including Sen. Kamala Harris over her perceived ambition and her debate attacks on Biden ’ s civil rights record when she was a rival candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination .
“ It disgusts us that Black women are not just being vetted in this VP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the letter said .
“ Was Joe Biden ever labeled ‘ too ambitious ’ because he ran for president three times ?
... Why does Senator Kamala Harris [ D-Calif. ] have to show remorse for questioning Biden ’ s previous stance on integrated busing during a Democratic primary debate ?
” Wait , looking through some of the names of the men that have signed this letter is just as problematic , considering that “ Charlamagne Tha God , ” frequent doo-doo hat-wearing Nick Cannon , and CNN political contributor and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Van Jones have all signed .
Managing Editor Genetta Adams : So , I ’ m confused , because just over the weekend , Nick Cannon endorsed Kanye .
Me : Y ou know who else is confused ?
Nick Cannon .
Diddy and Charlamagne Tha God have pushed this whole thing of holding the Bl ack vote for ransom , basically claiming that they ’ d need an agenda of how Biden plans to improve the lives of Black and brown people if he wants the “ Black vote , ” Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians , we don ’ t hear much from these niggas until election time .
Harris is reportedly leading the pack along with former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice .
Other prominent names include Rep. Karen Bass of California , Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , Rep. Val Demings of Florida , Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer and Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois , USA Today reported .
Harris , Rice , Bass and Demings are Black .
And Biden is totally going to fuck this up .
Why is he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearly knows what he needs to do— and what the fuck is taking so long ?
Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden , and myself and apparently the active political operative Diddy would also like to know why ?
Why is she in Delaware ?
Does she have a home there ?
Was she looking for a pandemic place to lay low ?
The Associated Press reported that the trip is an indicator that Whitmer ’ s on Biden ’ s shortlist and hopefully that shortlist is white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a man named Leh-nard ( Monique Judge- voice ) calls himself “ Charlama gn e. ” “ Failing to select a Black woman in 2020 means you will lose the election , ” the letter said .
“ We don ’ t want to choose between the lesser of two evils , and we don ’ t want to vote the devil we know versus the devil we don ’ t because we are tired of voting for devils — period.
” Yahoo notes that hundreds of Black women signed an open letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black woman as his vice president .
“ ... We the undersigned Black women leaders from a variety of backgrounds and experiences , from both the public and the private sectors , who have all , time and time again supported the Democratic party nationally and across the country — are writing to recommend and encourage you to recognize and seize this moment in our country ’ s history , and its bold future , by selecting a Black woman to serve as your vice presidential running mate , ” the letter said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision this week .
He is totally going to fuck this up .
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This wasn’t supposed to be remotely hard; i n fact, the groundwork had already been laid down. It works like this: Black women are the backbone of the Democratic party and they needed to be rewarded with a vice-presidential pick in this upcoming election.
And the presumptive Democratic nominee for president still hasn’t made his pick, which has me thinking two things: 1) Joe Biden is going to fuck this up and 2) Joe Biden is going to fuck this up.
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I’m not alone in these feelings, as some 100 Black celebrities and leaders have called for Biden to pick a Black woman as his running mate, a decision that was supposed to be made a week ago and as of Aug. 10 still hasn’t been made.
Yahoo News reports:
Entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, radio personality and “The Breakfast Club” co-host Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” McKelvey, former NFL defensive end Michael Bennett, civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump and many others signed the open letter to Biden. “As someone who has said throughout the campaign that VP Joe Biden needs to choose a Black woman VP, the urgency for that pick has gone from something that SHOULD happen to something that HAS to happen,” the letter said. The letter denounced the treatment of some of Biden’s potential picks, including Sen. Kamala Harris over her perceived ambition and her debate attacks on Biden’s civil rights record when she was a rival candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. “It disgusts us that Black women are not just being vetted in this VP process but unfairly criticized and scrutinized,” the letter said. “Was Joe Biden ever labeled ‘too ambitious’ because he ran for president three times? ... Why does Senator Kamala Harris [D-Calif.] have to show remorse for questioning Biden’s previous stance on integrated busing during a Democratic primary debate?”
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Wait, looking through some of the names of the men that have signed this letter is just as problematic, considering that “Charlamagne Tha God,” frequent doo-doo hat-wearing Nick Cannon, and CNN political contributor and possibly one of Trump’s Blacks Van Jones have all signed .
Managing Editor Genetta Adams: So, I’m confused, because just over the weekend, Nick Cannon endorsed Kanye.
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Me: Y ou know who else is confused? Nick Cannon.
Diddy and Charlamagne Tha God have pushed this whole thing of holding the Bl ack vote for ransom, basically claiming that they’d need an agenda of how Biden plans to improve the lives of Black and brown people if he wants the “Black vote, ” Black Enterprise reported. But, much like politicians, we don’t hear much from these niggas until election time.
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Harris is reportedly leading the pack along with former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice. Other prominent names include Rep. Karen Bass of California, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Rep. Val Demings of Florida, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, USA Today reported. Harris, Rice, Bass and Demings are Black. And Biden is totally going to fuck this up. Why is he even entertaining these other names when he clearly knows what he needs to do— and what the fuck is taking so long?
Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, and myself and apparently the active political operative Diddy would also like to know why? Why is she in Delaware? Does she have a home there? Was she looking for a pandemic place to lay low?
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The Associated Press reported that the trip is an indicator that Whitmer’s on Biden’s shortlist and hopefully that shortlist is white women who don’t know why a man named Leh-nard (Monique Judge- voice) calls himself “ Charlama gn e.”
“Failing to select a Black woman in 2020 means you will lose the election,” the letter said. “We don’t want to choose between the lesser of two evils, and we don’t want to vote the devil we know versus the devil we don’t because we are tired of voting for devils — period.”
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Yahoo notes that hundreds of Black women signed an open letter in April asking Biden to choose a Black woman as his vice president.
“...We the undersigned Black women leaders from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, from both the public and the private sectors, who have all, time and time again supported the Democratic party nationally and across the country — are writing to recommend and encourage you to recognize and seize this moment in our country’s history, and its bold future, by selecting a Black woman to serve as your vice presidential running mate,” the letter said.
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Biden is expected to make a decision this week.
He is totally going to fuck this up.
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theroot--2020-08-10--Michael Brown's Father Honors 6-Year Anniversary of Son's Death by Attending Memorial for Breonna Ta

Michael Brown's Father Honors 6-Year Anniversary of Son's Death by Attending Memorial for Breonna Taylor

Black Lives Matter ’ s past and present were both represented on Saturday in Kentucky when the father of Michael Brown attended and spoke at a memorial for Breonna Taylor .
The protest also happened to be on the eve of the six-year anniversary of the day Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson , Mo.
, police officer in 2014 .
CBS News reports that around 200 people gathered near a mural of Taylor on West Main Street in Louisville to honor the 26-year-old EMT who was fatally shot by police officers during a botched drug raid on March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who shot her to be arrested .
The demonstration was organized by Until Freedom , an out-of-state activist group .
Until Freedom member Tamika Mallory told CBS that the “ message is : arrest the cops responsible for killing Breonna Taylor.
” “ I think we all know we have a responsibility to be out here for Breonna Taylor but not just for her , this is for our own lives , ” Mallory said .
“ This is for our children and generations to come.
” Brown ’ s father , Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke at the event saying that he was “ very grateful to be here and memorialize Breonna Taylor.
” “ When you go through something like that ... traumatic , it ’ s hard to find a balance , ” he said referencing his own son ’ s death .
“ The only thing you want is justice.
” Along with the death of Eric Garner , Brown ’ s death is what prompted the Black Lives Matter hashtag and subsequent movement six years ago .
The memorial for Taylor and the six-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just over a week after St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announced that his office would not bring charges against Darren Wilson , the former police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Brown on August 9 , 2014 .
The decision was made following a five-month-long independent review of Brown ’ s case .
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , Brown Sr. also joined around 100 people who gathered in Ferguson in recognition of the anniversary of Brown Jr. ’ s death .
“ Today , it ’ s just still hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event .
“ Over the years , going through and coming to this site , I was very angry.
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Black Lives Matter’s past and present were both represented on Saturday in Kentucky when the father of Michael Brown attended and spoke at a memorial for Breonna Taylor. The protest also happened to be on the eve of the six-year anniversary of the day Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in 2014.
CBS News reports that around 200 people gathered near a mural of Taylor on West Main Street in Louisville to honor the 26-year-old EMT who was fatally shot by police officers during a botched drug raid on March 13 and to call for the cops who shot her to be arrested.
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The demonstration was organized by Until Freedom, an out-of-state activist group. Until Freedom member Tamika Mallory told CBS that the “message is: arrest the cops responsible for killing Breonna Taylor.”
“I think we all know we have a responsibility to be out here for Breonna Taylor but not just for her, this is for our own lives,” Mallory said. “This is for our children and generations to come.”
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Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., was in attendance and spoke at the event saying that he was “very grateful to be here and memorialize Breonna Taylor.”
“When you go through something like that...traumatic, it’s hard to find a balance,” he said referencing his own son’s death. “The only thing you want is justice.”
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Along with the death of Eric Garner, Brown’s death is what prompted the Black Lives Matter hashtag and subsequent movement six years ago.
The memorial for Taylor and the six-year anniversary of Brown’s death comes just over a week after St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announced that his office would not bring charges against Darren Wilson, the former police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Brown on August 9, 2014. The decision was made following a five-month-long independent review of Brown’s case.
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According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Brown Sr. also joined around 100 people who gathered in Ferguson in recognition of the anniversary of Brown Jr.’s death.
“Today, it’s just still hard,” Brown Sr. said at the event. “Over the years, going through and coming to this site, I was very angry.”
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