Back in May 2020, as the George Floyd uprisings first began, Shelby Township, Mich., Police Chief Robert Shelide made racist and violent remarks toward Black Lives Matter protesters on his personal social media page.
Back in May 2020, as the George Floyd uprisings first began, Shelby Township, Mich., Police Chief Robert Shelide made racist and violent remarks toward Black Lives Matter protesters on his personal social media page.
Protests continue over charges from past Shelby protest incident
Detroit Will Breathe representatives hold a press conference Feb. 1 outside the Shelby Township Police Department to call for charges to be dropped against five people who were arrested during a protest in October. Sammie Lewis, a representative for Detroit Will Breathe, was one of the people who spoke during the press conference.
Screenshot from live YouTube event
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP A press conference was held in Shelby Township at 10 a.m. Feb. 1 addressing charges that stemmed from a local protest Oct. 24, in which residents from the metro Detroit area came together to protest against the Shelby Township Police Department.