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How LA business owners are handling damage from protests
Some peaceful protests turned violent in LA and nationwide over the weekend. KCRW checks in with communities sweeping up the glass and debris. The local organizer of Black Lives Matter shares about what she believes justice looks like.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenSome peaceful protests turned violent in LA and nationwide over the weekend. KCRW checks in with communities sweeping up the glass and debris. The local organizer of Black Lives Matter shares about what she believes justice looks like.
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3 storiesSome LA business owners support protesters, but feel anger toward looters
Activists staged largely peaceful demonstrations across Los Angeles over the weekend, ignited by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis after police violently detained him. His words, “I can’t breathe,” have become a national rallying cry.
Read the story7 minWhat justice and police brutality look like to BLM organizer Melina Abdullah
"Justice looks like not having to march. We don't march because we want to march. ... We do this because we think that this is the only way that we can provide safety for our folks. And so justice looks like being free to fully live rather than just survive," says Melina Abdullah.
Read the story11 minSanta Ana protests: Some led to looting, others were peaceful
Several protests took place in Orange County over the weekend, including two in Santa Ana and one in Huntington Beach. While Saturday’s protest in Santa Ana led to the looting of several stores, Sunday’s protest was larger and more peaceful.
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