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| Today's LA Times with report on hanging in Palmdale |
But also a bit of good news. People are marching all over the country. Watch this video of a march of 100-200 people today on San Vicente Blvd. to Little Ethiopia on to the Fairfax and Third neighborhood. It was sponsored by Cochran Avenue Baptist Church in Los Angeles.
https://www.facebook.com/cochranavenuebc/videos/1848366761971036/
My daughter Elle and two of her friends marched with these protestors today--though Elle has been working from home and very strict about observing the Covid-19 social distancing.
There was also a demonstration in Palmdale, at the spot where Robert Fuller was found dead, hanging from a tree. The death was initially ruled a suicide, but now is being investigated.
Here's one woman's point of view about his death:
“I have doubts about what happened,” said Marisela Barajas, who lives in Palmdale. After the news conference, Barajas walked over and joined a crowd gathering at the tree where Fuller‘s body was found. An American flag flew nearby.
“All alone, in front of the City Hall — it’s more like a statement,” she said. “Even if it was a suicide, that in itself is kind of a statement.”
I agree with her. It's unlikely that a black man would choose this method of ending his life, but if he did take his own life in a moment of despair, that moment was caused by the systemic racism that includes the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others in 2020. Thank you all for speaking up and demonstrating! Thank you to the LA Council members who participated in this march. "White silence is violence."
As Pastor Charles Johnson said: "VOTE!"
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