As much as we call for peace, we need justice, said Rev. Kevin McCall on Sunday at the Barclays Center, the site of many demonstrations. We will not allow the police to stop us from peaceful protestings and doing civil disobedience in this city.
With recent police killings of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, not far from where Floyd died, and 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Illinois, protesters once again demand police accountability. At least eight people in New York City were arrested Thursday at amid demonstrations.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said last week that the department was preparing for the possibility of larger protests, which hinges on the outcome of the trial.
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Churchill: Why have we forgotten Wayne LaPierre?
The National Rifle Association honcho is a Schenectady native and a Siena College grad.
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National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the NRA Annual Meeting of Members in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019.Michael Conroy
SCHENECTADY This region, I am sorry to say, often fails to properly honor its homegrown heroes, the great sons and daughters nurtured by our fertile soil.
The neglected natives are many, from Seth Wheeler to Pat Riley, but let’s focus on the fellow who keeps us on track after every mass shooting, refusing to cave to simple safety measures favored by vast majorities of Americans. I’m talking, of course, about Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr.