Reporting from the Kids March today at Sunnyside, and Awaking Thunder, the Native American Prayer circle group is performing. There’s an ASL interpreter here today which makes me happy.

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Beautiful moments once again at the Kids March today. Every local independent journalist that is not here (which seems to be everyone but me), I am mad at you.

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Local hip hop artist and activist @Jahdi_ takes the stage to speak.

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@Jahdi_ explained to families here what it means to “defund the police”

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“Black lives are in danger” the next speaker says.

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Some beautiful signs made by kids at the #KidsMarch today.

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The group begins marching while chanting “Stay together, stay tight”

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One of the kiddos says into the megaphone “no good cops in a racist system”
A young black girl leads leads the group in some awesome chanting using the megaphone. I cry.

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This young boy leads the crowd in chanting “Black kids matter.” Still cryin.

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The group begins to march again after spending some time chanting on Hawthorne. Aidan, who I had a chance to interview, leads the chants as the group marches.

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