Black Lives Matter Activists Turn Attention to Statehouses
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Black Lives Matter leader DeRay Mckesson (AP)
Sunday, 02 Apr 2017 11:43 AM
A new initiative launched by Black Lives Matter activists seeks to re-focus the movement's efforts on state capitols, building on momentum at the national level to push back against President Donald Trump's political agenda on issues such as policing and immigration.
The online platform OurStates.org is the latest indication that Democrats and left-leaning groups are turning their attention to statehouses after concluding that many of the policies they oppose are being enacted at the state level, since Congress has passed few major laws in recent years.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/black-lives-matter-statehouse/2017/04/02/id/782081/
