Night of unrest sparks day of response
Despite the mostly peaceful evening, tensions began to highten as the protest wore on and a man in a gas mask confronted police on Union Avenue during a May 28, 2020 protest over the death of George Floyd. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Everyone from Gov. Bill Lee to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to a coalition of other elected and community leaders spoke out Thursday, May 28, on the Wednesday night unrest over a Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
Sam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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