Dozens of protesters returned to the streets of Elizabeth City after police acquitted the police officers who shot and killed Andrew Brown in his driveway using several assault rifles. Demonstrators marched until dusk and took over several major roads and bridges, as the police trailed the protest.
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Demonstrators took to the streets nearly a month after the police killing of Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man in his driveway, who was shot by multiple officers using assault rifles. Police did not make a presence during the demonstration and allowed the march to disperse peacefully.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets 19 days after the beginning of demonstrations demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police in his driveway using assault rifles. Police kept a presence in the area, but did not attack the protest and allowed participants to peacefully disperse.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets for a 15th day of demonstrations in Elizabeth City to demand justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police officers with assault rifles. Police closely trailed the small demonstration, but no arrests occurred due to a lack of confrontations.
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a march in Elizabeth City demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police with assault rifles, a day before his body would be put to rest. Groups from all over the region made a presence, with the march being one of the largest so far.
Dozens of protesters in Elizabeth City took to the streets for an 11th day to demand justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police with assault rifles. Unlike previous days, police did not directly attack the demonstration, and no arrests occurred.
Dozens of protesters returned to the streets of Elizabeth City for a 9th day, demanding justice for Andrew Brown, a black man killed by police officers with assault rifles. Despite police arriving in the dozens with riot gear, protesters did not respond and dispersed without caving to the aggression presented by law enforcement.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Elizabeth City for an 8th consecutive day, following the police shooting of Andrew Brown. Despite demonstrations remaining entirely peaceful, police arrested several participants and stopped the protest with dozens of militarized officers on the scene.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Elizabeth City for a 7th consecutive day, demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police while driving away. Despite a heavy police presence, demonstrators remained peaceful, even following the deployment of several dozen heavily armed police officers.
Over 100 protesters gathered in Elizabeth City on the 6th day of demonstrations demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man murdered by police via gunshots to the back of the head while he was still in his car.
Around 100 protesters in Durham marched to demand justice for Daunte Wright, stopping traffic in front of the Durham County Jail before spray-painting several walls in the area, also burning an American flag at the scene before dispersing with no arrests made.
Over 400 protesters in Durham took to the streets to demand that every vote is counted in the presidential election, after the announcement of President Trump that he would seek to undermine the voting system by eliminating mail-in ballots. Over 400 protesters in Durham took to the streets to demand that every vote is counted in the presidential election, after […]
Demonstrators in Raleigh gathered in the hundreds to protest for voting rights on Election Day, marching outside of polling stations. Over 200 youth showed up, and no clashes occurred with police during the event. Demonstrators in Raleigh gathered in the hundreds to protest for voting rights on Election Day, marching outside of polling stations. Over 200 youth showed up, and […]
Protesters in Graham, North Carolina in Alamance County took to the streets in a nonviolent protest near a polling station, upon which police began to pepper-spray demonstrators and arrested several people, raising a big show both online and in the city itself, which is a swing county for North Carolinian legislatures. Protesters in Graham, North Carolina in Alamance County took […]
Several antifascist organizations and Black Lives Matter groups joined forces in Durham to organize a black bloc protest in honor of Breonna Taylor and to protest the decision made to acquit the officers that killed her.