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‘There’s a space that can never be filled’: Syracuse friends mourn loss of BLM leader, community organizer
Updated 11:43 AM;
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Nikeeta Slade (left), 32, died Thursday. She was a community organizer and one of the original members of the Syracuse chapter of Black Lives Matter. Her friends pictured are SeQuoia Kemp (center) and Montinique McEachern (left). (Courtesy of SeQuoia Kemp)
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In the last few days, Nikeeta Slade’s friends have recalled her speeches.
One friend remembered a seven-minute speech at the Jerry Rescue statue in Syracuse right after Donald Trump won the 2016 election. She’s played the video of it several times since Slade died. ....

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