A gathering at the Pink Houses on Sat at 2724 Linden Blvd for a march that stopped ended at the NYPD Service area #2 on Sutter off Pennsylvania Ave in the East New York section of Brooklyn. A few hundred people showed up to the event that was organized by the Answer Coalition, Crystal House, Ty Black, Shavon Ford, Kerbie and an Asian Organization, CAAAV.
There were a handful of speakers,, one of whom spoke to the Para-Militarization of the Police Dept.
Akai Gurley’s daughter, Akaila, was held up to the crowd to punctuate the significance of the event.
I spoke with one member of the Black Souljahz group, who told me it’s their job to patrol their residences, not the Police. He gave me a bit of history on the Police Dept and it’s original intention was to oversee slaves and engage in crowd control.
The March ended at the NYPD service ares #2 with the crowd participating in a Die-in while others spoke to the crowd about how the people need to stand together.
