Los Angeles activists mark MLK Day with 4 mile march
Ross Frasier
Press TV, Los Angeles
Los Angeles activists took part in the 4 Mile March movement happening across the country on Martin Luther King Junior Day.
Activists gathered in the back of the city’s annual parade honoring King and his historic contributions to race relations in America.
Organizers say the purpose of the march is two-fold: to bring awareness to America's epidemic of racial profiling and police brutality, and to honor all those who have been injured or died as a result of police violence.
Activists say their march is part of a national movement to reclaim Martin Luther King Junior Day.
They say the day has lost sight of what needs to happen in America.
"Keyon Wilson said the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri by the police is what sparked this national outrage."
Activists say this is the first MLK Day in recent memory where more people are speaking the truth.
The march included many victims of police violence, including Ishtyme Robinson.
Robinson says her daughter was killed by police nearly 10 years ago.
Robinson says police brutality is finally becoming something that the general public can no longer ignore.
The march also honored the hundreds of protesters who have been arrested in Los Angeles since the Ferguson protests began last summer.
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