Juneteenth throng gathers at U of M, pledges power to equity
University of Memphis staff member Marta Lopez-Flohr (left) and her daughter, Gabriella Flohr, kneel in honor of George Floyd at a march on campus June 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Administrators walked with students, and students walked with city residents in a show of peaceful force that ended with speeches and the crowd kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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