Black Lives Matter protesters march in Minnesota
Several hundred protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement have held a demonstration in the US state of Minnesota to highlight racial discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.
On Saturday, the demonstrators, including senior citizens and children, marched up Snelling Avenue to the gates of the Minnesota State Fair, which is America’s one of the biggest state fairs.
They chanted slogans against racial discrimination and police brutality along the 1-1/2 mile route and briefly rested on a bridge south of the fairgrounds.
"We're disturbed on a day-to-day basis. We don't mind disturbing the status quo for one day," said Trahern Crews, an event organizer who is running for a seat on the St. Paul City Council.
The majority of Americans say racial and ethnic discrimination is “a big problem” in the United States and many believe the country’s race relations have gotten worse under President Barack Obama, according to a recent poll.
Race and racism have dominated news headlines and politics for much of Obama’s time in the White House.
The killing of several unarmed black men by white police officers in recent months and decisions by grand juries not to indict the officers has triggered large-scale protests across the US.
There is also widespread racial disparity in the US criminal justice system. According to a study by the Sentencing Project research group, one in three black males are likely to be sentenced to prison sometime during their life. The figure for white men is one in 17.
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