A Video Of Protesters Shouting At a DC Diner Went Viral. A Journalist Joined In.
And he's hosting an info session about covering protests
Written by Jane Recker
| Published on August 25, 2020
Last night, a large group of demonstrators protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake confronted white diners outside of restaurants. Washington Post reporter Fredrick Kunkle captured one of the encounters in Adams Morgan on video.
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1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights confronted White diners outside D.C. restaurants, chanting “White silence is violence!†and demanding White diners show their solidarity. #DCProtests
According to Kunkle’s tweet, the group confronted diner Lauren B. Victor when she declined to raise her fist in solidarity with them. Kunkle tweeted that “citizen reporter†Chuck Modiano was on the scene yelling at Victor, and snidely commented, “Good for you — you stood your ground.â€
On Twitter, Modiano identifies himself as a “Justice Journalist†and a “Sports Writer for Deadspin,†where he’s written about racism in the NFL and the Black Lives Matter movement. He’s been active this summer on Twitter posting video interviews with DC protesters. And he’s going to be hosting an info session and discussion called “Movement Journalism 101†Wednesday at GWU Outdoor Auditorium.
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https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/08/25/video-of-a-crowd-shouting-at-dc-diner-went-viral-citizen-journalist-chuck-modiano-joined-in/