stephonclark &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:stephonclark News and Views from the People's Struggle Sat, 02 May 2026 15:04:56 +0000 https://i.snap.as/RZCOEKyz.png stephonclark &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:stephonclark Tampa protest demands justice for Stephon Clark https://fightbacknews.org/tampa-protest-demands-justice-stephon-clark?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Tampa, FL - Two dozen University of South Florida students, workers and community members came together at the MLK plaza, at USF, March 29, to protest the police killing of Stephon Clark. Clark was 22 years old, a father, African American, and unarmed. He was murdered by Sacramento police when he was shot 20 times in his grandmother’s backyard. !--more-- The crowd chanted “Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail!” and attendees delivered speeches. Participant Victor Garcia said “We are in an age when people are demanding a change in gun violence in the USA and at the same time ignoring the gun violence the police bring to Black and Brown communities across the country.” Jerrica Hoey of Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, “President Trump has said that these killings are a local matter and that he is supportive of law enforcement. Of course he has faith in the police, they're doing their job; to keep and an oppressed nation in bondage.” #TampaFL #PoliceBrutality #StephonClark div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Tampa, FL – Two dozen University of South Florida students, workers and community members came together at the MLK plaza, at USF, March 29, to protest the police killing of Stephon Clark. Clark was 22 years old, a father, African American, and unarmed. He was murdered by Sacramento police when he was shot 20 times in his grandmother’s backyard.

The crowd chanted “Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail!” and attendees delivered speeches. Participant Victor Garcia said “We are in an age when people are demanding a change in gun violence in the USA and at the same time ignoring the gun violence the police bring to Black and Brown communities across the country.”

Jerrica Hoey of Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, “President Trump has said that these killings are a local matter and that he is supportive of law enforcement. Of course he has faith in the police, they're doing their job; to keep and an oppressed nation in bondage.”

#TampaFL #PoliceBrutality #StephonClark

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/tampa-protest-demands-justice-stephon-clark Tue, 03 Apr 2018 02:03:23 +0000 New York march demands justice for Stephon Clark https://fightbacknews.org/new-york-march-demands-justice-stephon-clark?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[New York, NY – Over 1000 people gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City on March 28, to protest the police killing of Stephon Clark. Clark was a 22-year-old unarmed Black man who was shot 20 times and killed by police officers in Sacramento, California. !--more-- First, the crowd rallied at Columbus Circle with chanting and speeches. Hertencia Petersen, the aunt of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old Black man killed by police in Brooklyn in 2014, gave a compelling speech in solidarity with Clark and all victims of police violence. “What I want is for this system to be dismantled,” Petersen said. All speakers at the rally had a similar message, targeting the racist, capitalist system as the root of police crimes against Black people. After the rally, the crowd marched down to Times Square. Along the way, the NYPD arrested multiple people. The crowd chanted “Black lives matter!” and other chants about Stephon Clark. The main organizers of the protest were People’s Power Assemblies and NYC Shut It Down. Many others were present. #NewYorkNY #PoliceBrutality #StephonClark div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> New York, NY – Over 1000 people gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City on March 28, to protest the police killing of Stephon Clark. Clark was a 22-year-old unarmed Black man who was shot 20 times and killed by police officers in Sacramento, California.

First, the crowd rallied at Columbus Circle with chanting and speeches. Hertencia Petersen, the aunt of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old Black man killed by police in Brooklyn in 2014, gave a compelling speech in solidarity with Clark and all victims of police violence.

“What I want is for this system to be dismantled,” Petersen said. All speakers at the rally had a similar message, targeting the racist, capitalist system as the root of police crimes against Black people.

After the rally, the crowd marched down to Times Square. Along the way, the NYPD arrested multiple people. The crowd chanted “Black lives matter!” and other chants about Stephon Clark.

The main organizers of the protest were People’s Power Assemblies and NYC Shut It Down. Many others were present.

#NewYorkNY #PoliceBrutality #StephonClark

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