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Protestors Against Police Brutality Take to Polish Triangle in Wicker Park

By Mauricio Peña | December 5, 2014 11:06am
 After hundreds of people took to the streets in Chicago Thursday to protest the death of a New York man by a police officer, demonstrations continued as more than two dozen people gathered at the Polish Triangle in Wicker Park Friday morning.
After hundreds of people took to the streets in Chicago Thursday to protest the death of a New York man by a police officer, demonstrations continued as more than two dozen people gathered at the Polish Triangle in Wicker Park Friday morning.
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WICKER PARK— After hundreds of people took to the streets in Chicago Thursday to protest the death of a New York man by a police officer, demonstrations continued as more than two dozen people gathered at the Polish Triangle in Wicker Park Friday morning.

"We do this for Mike Brown ... we do this 'til they free us," demonstrators chanted, shouting out the names of people killed by police while holding signs stating "black lives matter" and "enough is enough."

Organizer Sarah Ryan said the protests were necessary to continue the dialog on the racial profiling and police brutality across the country.

"We need to have this conversation. The privileges I have as a white woman are not extended to millions of others."

Ryan and others in attendance plan to have the protests twice a month.

"Every person of color knows [these injustices exist]," said Meredith West, co-organizer of the demonstration. "More white people need to be aware of this. After Trayvon Martin, White America went to sleep."

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