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Know your surroundings, buddy system: How to stay safe while protesting
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Almost a year after the death of George Floyd, emotions are still running high across the region and the country.
Despite the guilty verdict, many cities are still preparing for protests in the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, and last year, thousands of people took to the street following Floyd s death and in some cases, it turned violent.
So if you plan to join a protest, how can you keep yourself safe? We have reason to be angry when lives are lost unnecessarily, said Pastor Preston Thompson, Jr., with Ebenezer Baptist Church in Englewood, New Jersey.