Black Lives Matter protesters shut down much of Chicagos Michigan Ave. on Black Friday to protest the police shooting of 17 year old Laquan McDonald.
Turnout was strong despite 39-degree weather and rainy conditions. Demonstrators shouted “16 shots!” and “No justice, no shopping!”
The march started at Michigan and Wacker Drive and began walking north. They include demonstrators from the Nation of Islam, which is marching under the banner of “Justice of Else”; RevCom, the Revolutionary Communist Party, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH coalition.
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In conversations with demonstrators, Breitbart News has learned that the groups plan to target the Chicago Board of Trade, one of the world’s most important commodities exchanges, in future demonstrations. The aim is to do as much economic damage as possible while drawing attention to perceived racism and abuse by the Chicago Police Department.
Source: Breitbart
Black Lives Matter has the right intention but the wrong implementation. If justice was the true goal of BLM rather than earning media fame, they would spend more time directly aiding the communities they are claiming to represent. The involvement of Jesse Jackson really says all you need to know about these protests.
