Following more than a week of protests over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, debate continues within the African-American community about how to bring about reform in policing. To learn more about how different generations are responding to this moment, FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with Pastor Angelo Frazier …
Read More »‘Ask Us How We Feel’ – Madera Youth Organize Peaceful Protest Against Police Brutality
More than a hundred people gathered at an elementary school on Friday in Madera to protest police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The people behind the protest were black high school students. Eighteen-year-old Mary Idowu led the protest which started with a “No Justice, No Peace” chant. …
Read More »Here’s what people in Merced did on the national day of protest against police brutality
Sunday Oct. 22, 2017 was the 22nd National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality and people in Merced gathered on M and 21st Streets to “stand in solidarity with those who have been murdered by police,” said event organizers, the Autonomous Brown Berets de Merced. Community members from Merced …
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