Houston Chronicle by Dylan McGuinness May 29, 2020
The nationwide protests of police violence in wake of George Floyd’s death came to Houston Friday, with several hundred demonstrators and Black Lives Matter activists gathering downtown near Discovery Green and planning to march to City Hall.
The rally was to focus on “education and awareness†about police violence, said Ashton Woods, Black Lives Matter Houston founder.
“We’re making sure people know that they have a place to come and express their anger and frustration,†he said Thursday.
More than 100 people gathered to begin the march at 2 p.m.
Floyd, 46, a Third Ward native and Yates High School graduate, died in Minneapolis police custody Monday night after video showed an officer kneeling on his neck, pinning him to the ground while he pleaded for help.
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