One protester, who identified herself as Marissa Johnson, began by saying, “I was going to tell Bernie how racist this city is — with all of its progressives — but you’ve already done that for me. Thank you.”Read more and watch video here.
Johnson spoke, among other things, about police violence in Seattle, mentioning a federal investigation into the city's law enforcement that resulted in the appointment of a monitor to make sure Seattle police were complying with the terms set forth by the Justice Department.
“Bernie says that he’s all about the people and about grassroots. The biggest grassroots movement in this country right now is Black Lives Matter,” she added.
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Monday, August 10, 2015
All is not well in progressve Seattle
Three #BlackLivesMatter protesters stopped Bernie Sanders from speaking at an event in Seattle. Elliot Smilowitz and Megan R. Wilson report for The Hill,
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