Jersey City councilman pitches Black Lives Matter Day to annually commemorate movement
A councilman from Jersey City wants to annually commemorate the Black Live Matter movement.
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Jun 10, 2020, 11:17 AM
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1,276ds agoA councilman from Jersey City wants to annually commemorate the Black Live Matter movement.
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Jermaine Robinson is pitching a Black Lives Matter Day.
It would be May 25, the day George Floyd was killed.
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The city council will vote on the matter today.
The day would be a day to encourage residents to work to end systemic racism and white supremacy, and to remember the people who lost their lives as victims of racism throughout the country.
The day would be a day to encourage residents to work to end systemic racism and white supremacy, and to remember the people who lost their lives as victims of racism throughout the country.
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