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24 Minutes In Mott Haven arrow A protester raises a fist in Mott Haven, flanked by Shannon Jones (right) and Shellyne Rodriguez (left) C.S. Muncy/Gothamist On June 4, 2020, protesters gathered at 149th Street and 3rd Avenue, in Mott Haven. They met at the Hub the civic and cultural center of the South Bronx to listen to speakers, pass around water and face masks, and meet the call to ”take the streets.” One week had passed since people enraged and politically energized over the murder of George Floyd began a new protest movement in America, demanding government accountability for the health inequities and gross economic inequality laid bare by COVID, as well as radical reform of a criminal justice system rooted in the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow.

Mott havenNew yorkUnited statesDavid mcleanLeticia jamesJami floydDermot sheaGeorge floydDepartment of investigationHuman rights watchSouth bronxYork cityTake backWhy accountabilityUpper east sidePolice commissioner dermot shea