Downtown block party seeks to defund police, bring ‘black joy’
During a Defund the Police Block Party, while holding portraits of people killed at the hands of the police around the country, Kylan Miller (left) dances with Shannon Franklin, (middle) and twin brother Kameron Miller on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, on South Main. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Local organizers held a "Defund the Police" block party downtown Wednesday evening as part of a national movement that is gaining traction.
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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.
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