'We Got To Protest': Civil Rights Leader Calls For Solutions
The organizer for a protest planned on Saturday in honor of George Floyd hopes his event can stand out with leadership and a strong message calling for solutions.
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The organizer for a protest planned on Saturday in honor of George Floyd hopes his event can stand out with leadership and a strong message calling for solutions.
There wasn't any violence and very few words at a kneeling protest in Boulder Friday night for the death of George Floyd.
Police in Denver suited up in riot gear and used tear gas on crowds during protests at the City and County Building on Friday night in a second night of demonstrations that turned violent.
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The state Legislature cancelled work Friday in anticipation of more protests at the state Capitol. On Thursday night, demonstrations turned violent and protesters caused a lot of damage to the state Capitol and surrounding businesses in downtown Denver.
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Many protesters in Denver who are protesting say the raw emotions on display at the protests is about much more than the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other racially-charged cases.
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The second day of daytime protests in downtown Denver started peacefully, before the situation escalated and police used tear gas to break up out-of-control crowds.
Denver police used pepper spray Friday night to try and disperse protesters outside the department's headquarters.
Thirteen people were arrested in Denver during Thursday night's protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
"I thought if we get enough people, she's going to stop, but she didn't stop. She sped up into us," the protestor said. "As soon as she sped up into me, I jumped up, because I remembered that if you're about to get hit by a car, you should roll on the hood. I couldn't get to the side because there were people on my side, so I just jumped up, and I ended up on top of the car."
Fort Collins Police Chief Jeff Swoboda said his experience navigating a department through the fatal shooting of Decynthia Clements in 2018 enlightened him on how to lead a city though tragedy.
From the state Capitol in downtown Denver, protesters headed to the City and County Building chanting, "Black lives matter! Black lives matter!" in a large, organized rally that happened one day after protests turned violent.
After hours of Denver protests and the helicopter flying above, someone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood started shining a bright green laser light at Copter4.
