The Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation recently donated $158,000 to several LGBTQ nonprofits after what organizers called a successful year despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation recently donated $158,000 to several LGBTQ nonprofits after what organizers called a successful year despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minneapolis councilmember: Protesters held her hostage with list of demands
By FOX 9 Staff article
Andrea Jenkins is blocked by protesters in a Minneapolis parking lot. Tuesday, Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the protesters. (Donald Hooker, Jr./Facebook Live)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey chastised protesters who blocked the car of Minneapolis Councilmember Andrea Jenkins over the weekend until she signed on to a list of demands.
In a statement Tuesday, Jenkins described the incident as being held hostage against her will. She also called her treatment there inhumane .
According to a live video filmed by the account of Donald Hooker, Jr., protesters blocked Jenkins’ car in a parking lot near Loring Park after a Pride event until she agreed to a list of demands.