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Ayọ Tometi is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, who hail from the city of Lagos.Her parents are of Yoruba ethnicity and they speak the Yoruba and Esan languages. [5] Her great-great-great-grandfather was born in the country of Togo, and his son, Tometi's great-grandfather was from Cameroon.
On May 30 and 31 protests took place in Kansas City, Kansas as well as nearby Kansas City, Missouri. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] As of June 7, protesters had been gathering in Kansas for ten consecutive days. [ 13 ]
A Black Lives Matter march through Midtown Manhattan became violent with clashes between protesters and authorities on February 12, leading to the arrest of 11 protesters. The authorities arrested 11 people around Times Square in which two officers and a news reporter were also injured.
On June 2, several hundred demonstrators lined Baltimore Street with signs displaying support for the Black Lives Movement and Policing Reform. The demonstration was organized by area white high school students who made clear to refer to the demonstration as "peaceful" as there were no marches, chants, or blockades planned or encouraged.
The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Gunned ...
Like Moran, many of the Kansas Citians marching had braved the 90 degree heat for this rally, organized by eight metro-area medical students, to push back against restrictions on gender affirming ...
Voices of Kansas City originally was created by The Star in partnership with KKFI and Kansas City GIFT (Generating Income for Tomorrow), a Black-founded nonprofit that supports Black-owned businesses.
The first one, called "No Lives Matter Until Black Lives Matter: Protest for Our Future", marched from Pope Park to the Capitol Building. A second protest was held at the Global Communications Academy , while another group marched from Bushnell Park to the Connecticut Supreme Court , where a silent sit-in was held. [ 29 ]