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CJCRANE

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Wed Aug 20, 2014, 04:20 AM Aug 2014

Protest outside CNN HQ in memory of Michael Brown

Rally downtown in memory of Missouri teen Michael Brown

By Michelle E. Shaw

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution




The rain that rolled through downtown Atlanta on Monday evening did nothing to dampen the spirits of the marchers who gathered at the CNN Center in memory of Missouri teen Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer.

Even as the first drops fell, the more than 1,000 marchers continued down Marietta Street, some chanting, “No justice, no peace,” while others proclaimed, “I am Mike Brown.”

By the time many of the marchers neared the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, they were in the middle of a full-on deluge, but they continued to march and chant.

“When it started raining and lightning and the crowd didn’t disperse, my energy level shot up,” said Kwame Thompson, an attorney in Atlanta and St. Louis. “It was a peaceful demonstration that was against police brutality and in support of Mike Brown and his family.”


LINK The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Protest outside CNN HQ in memory of Michael Brown (Original Post) CJCRANE Aug 2014 OP
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #1
Thanks. Does anyone know if CNN covered this event at their doorstep? Or did they ignore it? freshwest Aug 2014 #2
CNN claims to have complete coverage Tsiyu Aug 2014 #3
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