Hundreds march across Brooklyn Bridge for racial justice
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Around 400 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall on Sunday, decrying a resurgence of white supremacy they say President Trump has enabled.
The March for Racial Justice featured protesters shouting racism is evident in the government’s response to the disaster in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria and in Trump’s immigration policies.
David Galarza, 48, a labor and community activist from Sunset Park, waved a Puerto Rican flag as he marched.
“Donald Trump is killing Puerto Ricans,” he said.
“He’s not doing jack to help the people in Puerto Rico.”
Many white supremacists see Trump as their leader, said Agunda Okeyo, co-chair of the march.
“You can call him an avatar for hate,” Okeyo said of Trump. He added that most Americans are not racist, but unfortunately “those voices aren’t the loudest right now.”
Trump notoriously chose not to condemn neo-Nazi protesters following a deadly rally in August in Charlottesville, Va.
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