Protest and activism grow to include restlessness with local status quo on race
MICAH president Dr. Stacy Spencer addresses hundreds who gathered for a rally at Memphis City Hall at 8:46 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16. MICAH is calling for police and criminal justice reform, and addressing systemic inequality. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Hundreds gather during a MICAH rally on Tuesday, June 16, outside Memphis City Hall. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Deidre Sharp (right) and daughter Kylan Faith Sharp attend a MICAH rally on Tuesday, June 16, outside City Hall. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Hundreds gather during a MICAH rally on Tuesday, June 16, outside City Hall at 8:46 a.m. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
MICAH president Dr. Stacy Spencer leads a moment of silence during a rally on Tuesday, June 16, outside City Hall at 8:46 a.m. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The MICAH rally outside Memphis City Hall on Tuesday, June 16, was held to call for police and criminal justice reform, and addressing systemic inequality. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
About 200 people gathered outside Memphis City Hall on Tuesday, June 16. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Rev. Rosalyn Regina Nichols speaks to hundreds who gathered for a MICAH rally on Tuesday, June 16, outside City Hall at 8:46 a.m. “We have stood in these places for too long,” Nichols told those at the MICAH protest. “This is a decisive moment. … We are not asking for seats at the table.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphians joining the past 21 days of protests are becoming more vocal about changing the city's traditional method for dealing with racial issues.
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