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Black Lives Matter protest attracts more than 50 people North of Smokey

Chris Shannon · Multimedia Journalist | Posted: June 10, 2020, 3:20 p.m. | Updated: June 10, 2020, 6:40 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Communities North of Smokey held a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest at the Dingwall baseball field Tuesday afternoon. More than 50 people joined the group to raise concerns about discrimination against racialized people in light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. One police officer is charged with his murder and another three police officers face aiding and abetting second-degree murder charges. Kelsi Fitzgerald of Dingwall and Mariah Warren of Neils Harbour organized the protest. CONTRIBUTED
Communities North of Smokey held a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest at the Dingwall baseball field Tuesday afternoon. More than 50 people joined the group to raise concerns about discrimination against racialized people in light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. One police officer is charged with his murder and another three police officers face aiding and abetting second-degree murder charges. Kelsi Fitzgerald of Dingwall and Mariah Warren of Neils Harbour organized the protest. CONTRIBUTED

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DINGWALL, N.S. — Communities North of Smokey held a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest at the Dingwall baseball field Tuesday afternoon.

More than 50 people joined the group to raise concerns about discrimination against racialized people in light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. One police officer is charged with his murder and another three police officers face aiding and abetting second-degree murder charges.

Kelsi Fitzgerald of Dingwall and Mariah Warren of Neils Harbour organized the protest. 

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