Live Breaking News & Updates on ரெகி விதர்‌ஸ்பூந்

Stay updated with breaking news from ரெகி விதர்‌ஸ்பூந். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Black clergy call for unity in fight for Seattle police accountability


Local religious leaders credit Black Lives Matter for progress while acknowledging much work remains.
by
Updated Dec. 22 1:18 p.m.
Arrius Graves dances with a Black Lives Matter flag while marching in South Lake Union on Nov. 3, 2020. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
Black religious leaders in Seattle haven’t always agreed with the direction of this year’s Black Lives Matter movement, but the two branches of this activist spectrum are showing signs of coming together at the end of an unprecedented year of protests and human suffering.
This past summer, some religious leaders stood in defense of former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, as others called for her resignation in response to her handling of protests against police brutality after the killing of George Floyd.  ....

United States , Bishop Garry Tyson , Bishop Reggie Witherspoon , Bishop Tyson , George Floyd , Andre Taylor , Manuel Ellis , Jay Inslee , Harriett Walden , Navigation Team , Community Safety , Minneapolis City Council , Communications Center , Police Accountability , Seattle Police Department , Seattle Police , Mount Calvary Christian Center , Pierce County Sheriff Department , Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church , Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best , Capitol Hill Organized Protest , Goodwill Missionary Baptist , Reggie Witherspoon , Black Lives Matter , Not This Time , Pierce County Sheriff ,