Detroit's ninth day of Black Lives Matter protests turned into a dance party

By on Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 1:04 pm

Hundreds of protesters peacefully marched through Detroit on Saturday for the ninth straight night to rally against police brutality. Protesters primarily marched downtown, where they held an impromptu dance party at Detroit's iconic monument to Joe Louis, and defied the 8 p.m. curfew, chanting "No justice, no peace."

06/06/2020
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