There are 12 article(s) tagged Frank Gottie:
There is no denying that we are at a tipping point in this country’s long-overdue reckoning with race and police brutality. And our response to this moment has created three distinct groups – the objectors, the addressers and the deniers.
At North Main Street and Monroe Avenue protesters outside a dining establishment block traffic, while DeVante Hill's march confronts a counter demonstration by Black Hebrew Israelites at I Am A Man Plaza.
Two events converged Friday night, June 12, on the 17th day of local protests over the Minnesota death of George Floyd.
The people involved in the George Floyd protests and activism in Memphis speak up.
The public protests of the past week would seem to violate current health directives against mass gatherings of 50 or more. Given the cause for the gatherings, it would be a mistake for officials to use that as a pretext for breaking them up. But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t worry about them.
Rain brought a cancellation of Monday evening’s planned protest by DeVante Hill and Frank Gottie.
As Mayor Jim Strickland vows to 'fix' police brutality against African American citizens, his staff puts up roadblocks to accessing records.
When people ask why protests in Memphis have been so different than in most other cities, they’re fishing for a compliment. But there’s one aspect that is never mentioned: They have been smaller than in most other cities.
Our coverage includes stories, videos and photos.
Protest groups moved around, as did police. But it all ended peacefully as everyone went home before the 10 p.m. curfew.
If there’s a commonality among many who disagree about protest tactics as well as those who by profession are on the other side of a line, maybe it’s a care for the city. Defensive pride in place is a Memphis throughline, and it may be serving us here.
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