From the Pages of Orlando Weekly: Local Black Lives Matter Protest Organizers Are Just Getting Started
• If you thought the Black Lives Matter protests in Orlando were simply going to cool off after a few days, you couldn’t be more wrong. The young and passionate local organizers are just getting started. Every day last week in downtown Orlando – and in Kissimmee, and Sanford, and Winter Park – hundreds or thousands of people assembled to express outrage over the epidemic of violence that is disproportionately directed at Black bodies. These actions were organized not by a political party but by young adults, many of whom were preteens when Trayvon Martin was murdered. Torrential rain couldn’t stop them – not even Sunday’s tornado could stop them. This week will bring more protests. Some will dismiss the efficacy …
Read More »
