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Burning a papier-mâché Donald Trump head, about 15 Black and Latino high school students blocked traffic tonight in front of the village hall of west suburban Oak Park.

But that did not mean they are big fans of Joe Biden.

“They say that Biden in the president’s office will help us and save us and make everything all-around better,” said Ray Longstreet, 16, a sophomore at Oak Park and River Forest High School. “The truth is, even with Biden, we’re still going to be messed up. Down deep, he is a silent racist.”

The group, the Revolutionary Oak Park Youth Action League (ROYAL), formed two years ago when the students attended Percy Julian Middle School, said Cindy Brito, an advisor of the students, who include two of her own children.

After the students blocked the eastbound lanes of West Madison Street for about 30 minutes, they dispersed as a fire truck arrived to put out the smoldering papier-mâché head.