Protests, Vigils Abound Around Town

“TOGETHER WE STAND” organized a peaceful evening rally at City Hall to call for fairer treatment of Black Americans in street police work, charging too many have lost their lives in inappropriate interventions. Photo by Wendell Douglas

EARTH DAY KIDS Aubrey Lindee, Ci’nya Vincent, Kayvon Blackson and Kylah Hargrove danced an impassioned plea for peace. Photo by Wendell Douglas

SPEAKERS at the rally included, from left, Shevone Torres, Melissa Robbins, event organizer Paige Fernandez and Godis Shani Asantewaa. Photo by Wendell Douglas

FUELED by social media, 50 people turned out in Sunday-afternoon heat to boost a police officer and all her colleagues at the 24th & 25th Police Dist. HQ in Juniata Park. Participants included Harrowgate Civic Association and Hellraisers Motorcycle Club.

KEY organizers of the Juniata Park rally to support officers in blue were Aldridk Gessa-Lang, State Rep. John Taylor and Ward Leader Adam Lang.