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Power to the people : Revolutionary Black Panther Party marches from Troost to Prospect Cortlynn Stark, The Kansas City Star
Jul. 3 At least 60 people marched with fists in the air from Troost to Prospect Avenue along East 75th Street on Saturday in an armed march led by the Revolutionary Black Panther Party of Kansas City.
General Indigenous Xi told the crowd that Black people are under attack, from the state of Missouri, the local government and the Kansas City Police Department. It s time for us to back the black. You ve heard enough about backing the blue.
Xi led the group down 75th Street in chants of no justice, no peace, Black power, and the Panther party is back and we are pro-Black, along the steady beat of a drum.
Black Lives Matter supporters held a vigil outside the BP gas station on 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue to remember a man shot and killed by police in March. About 60 people attended, saying the death of Malcolm Johnson could have been avoided. They lit candles, released balloons and spoke out about their frustration and concerns of systemic racism. Sign up for our Newsletters The vigil comes one day after new video of the incident was released.
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