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People with signs and masks reading “I Can’t Breath” are seen during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nam Y. Huh

Criminal Justice

Chicago Activists Weigh In On Local George Floyd Protests

By  Nereida Moreno
   

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Reset checks in with two local organizers to discuss the protests that unfolded over the weekend in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

GUESTS: Charlene Carruthers, organizer and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer And Feminist Mandate For Radical Movements

Ja’Mal Green, organizer and former Chicago mayoral candidate

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