Protest targets fast food, law enforcement
Protesters attend a Fight for $15 strike for Black Lives outside McDonald’s on Monday, July 20, 2020 on Union Avenue. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Strike for Black Lives protesters gathered Monday outside the McDonald’s at 2073 Union for a lunch hour demonstration in support of efforts to combat systemic racism and demand better wages and benefits for workers including in the fast food industry.
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Black Lives Matter Memphis George Floyd protestsYolanda Jones
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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