Protesters marched down East Meyer Boulevard Sunday starting at Unity Southeast Church.
TODAY - PROTESTERSMARCHED DOWN EASTMEYER BOULEVARDSTARTING AT UNITYSOUTHEAST CHURCH.ORGANIZERS SAY THEYWANT TO INCORPORATEMORE FAITH INTO THEBLACK LIVES MATTERMOVEMENT.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESSHOWS US HOW THEYTOOK THEIR MESSAGEAWAY FROM THE PLAZA -FOR OTHER PARTS OF THECITY TO HEAR.EMMA JAMES, REPORTIN"The organizer today tells mehe has been at the protests atthe Plaza for the last ninedays and says his marchtoday is a little different.It'spart of his goal to bring themovement and his messageout into the community.""Show me what communitylooks like, this is whatcommunity looks like."FOR REVEREND RANDYFIKKI AT UNITY SOUTHEAST- THIS IS KANSAS CITY ATITS FINEST.REV.
RANDY FIKKI, UNITYSOUTHEAST CHURCH"There is power in gatheringand community."FIKKI MARCHEDALONGSIDE A GROUP OFPEOPLE SUNDAY -DEMANDING CHANGE FORBLACK LIVES."Hey hey ho ho racism has gotto go."WHILE WALKING DOWNEAST MEYER BLVD - FIKKISPOKE ABOUT THEMURDER OF GEORFLOYD."What we experienced inthose 8 minutes and 54seconds was a modern-daylynching."FIKKI SAYS PROTESTERSWANT TO SEE BODYCAMERAS ON ALLOFFICERS AND LOCALLYCONTROLLED POLICJURISDICTIONS.FOR GREGG HOLLINS - HEHOPES VIOLENCE DOESN'TOVERSHADOW THEMESSAGE - ENOUGH ISENOUGH.GREGG HOLLINS, PARTICIPATEDIN MARCH"If two or three get it thenthat's two or three morepeople so it's all about tryingto get your word out there ithe right way, in a positiveway."HOLLINS SAYS DIVERSITYIN MARCHES - LIKESUNDAY'S - IS HUGE ANDHE APPLAUDS THEYOUNGER GENERATIONS.EBE RAUYER, PARTICIPATED INMARCH"It's not my job to be the faceof the movement, but I'm hereto support in whatever way Ican."FIKKI HOPES THEMOMENTUM CONTINUES -AND THE PEOPLE WHOCOME OUT TO MARCHDON'T EVER STOP.REV.
RANDY FIKKI, UNITYSOUTHEAST CHURCH"As the light continues togrow, I know that whanother group starts toexperience darkness we'll beable to be that light for themas well."IN KANSAS CITY, EMMAJAMES, 41 ACTION NEW
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