Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hasn’t driven in decades and appeared downright giddy riding the train in New York City for two whole stops. As Twitchy noted, while the stunt garnered a huge amount of media coverage, few reporters drew attention to Clinton’s entourage pushing a young African-American woman out of line to make room for the queen.
It’s practically guaranteed that Clinton will never take public transportation again, but those who do in Minneapolis found #BlackLivesMatter protesters blocking their way today in front of Target Field during the Twins’ home opener.
Black lives matter protesters are blocking the light rail outside Target Field pic.twitter.com/AfzJvyOWme
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) April 11, 2016
@LouRaguse Oh good grief. What do they want now?
— Wes Preston (@idubbs) April 11, 2016
Proud to be with #faithppl4blacklives demanding #justice4jamar at Twins season opener! pic.twitter.com/vAfLzRb3vp
— FOR USA (@FORpeace) April 11, 2016
#justice4jamar #faithppl4blacklives lots of folks screaming insults, threats and slurs. pic.twitter.com/5q5j1qiJMt
— Mark Van Steenwyk (@markvans) April 11, 2016
This demonstration was actually a double-header: protesters were united in their call for #Justice4Jamar [Clark], whom they claim police handcuffed and shot “execution style” after he reportedly interfered with emergency responders attempting to render aid to Clark’s victim in a domestic violence incident. Those protesters joined with #faithppl4blacklives to demand better pay and hours for the slave labor toiling away inside Target Field.
. @Target we want you to end slave labor at target field NOW
— Black Visions Collective (@BlackVisionsMN) April 11, 2016
We demand white folks end their silence
— Black Visions Collective (@BlackVisionsMN) April 11, 2016
We want #Justice4Jamar , you're baseball game can wait!! pic.twitter.com/L4w0C6Mbf2
— Black Visions Collective (@BlackVisionsMN) April 11, 2016
White silence = violence pic.twitter.com/jKxKwQ7n9B
— Black Visions Collective (@BlackVisionsMN) April 11, 2016
Black brotha headed to the game just thanked us and said "woowee white folks getting arrested for us? Wow." #endwhitesilence #justice4jamar
— Black Visions Collective (@BlackVisionsMN) April 11, 2016
He was headed to the game? In other words, he was participating in the exploitation of slave labor at Target Field for his own selfish entertainment? Disgraceful.
Black lives >>> baseball games. #Justice4Jamar #faithppl4Blacklives
— northern replant (@colocha_rachel) April 11, 2016
Of course, killer cops eventually showed up and broke up the peaceful protest.
Killer cops giving protesters last warning. #faithppl4blacklives #blacklivesmatter #justice4jamar pic.twitter.com/C2AhrgB7HM
— Black Visions Collective (@BlackVisionsMN) April 11, 2016
Protesters being arrested outside Target Field. They want the Jamar Clark case reopened. pic.twitter.com/Q6UMcWOFju
— Edgar Linares (@ELinaresFilms) April 11, 2016
About a dozen people arrested by metro transit police for blocking a bus and light rail trains pic.twitter.com/9CLUkTy8Ae
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) April 11, 2016
@LouRaguse So sick of this.
— Becky (@BeckHeller74) April 11, 2016
@LouRaguse @kare11 how is blocking transit going to get justice for Jamar? Just asking…
— Amy Bystrican (@abystri) April 11, 2016
Related:
#BlackLivesMatters protesters block Minneapolis highway following police involved shooting
#Justice4Jamar demonstrations continue; Police union head says Clark went for officer’s gun
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