feature: protests in several us cities over freddie gray death – more than a hundred arrested in nyc rally

Last night protests took place in several US cities over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray who died this month while in police custody in Baltimore (sustaining a severed spine). In a move to deter protesters – and to avoid the social unrest in Baltimore sparked off by his death – more than a hundred people were arrested last night as protesters marched through Manhattan. The rally which began in Union Square was used to denounce the death of Freddie Gray and to call attention to the acts of police brutality perpetrated by New York’s own police department – many protesters heard chanting, “Baltimore is everywhere.”. Read more on the arrests here and check out some images of the protests below.

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By Alexander Aplerku, AFROPUNK Contributor

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Photo Credit:  @i_am_royale’s Instagram via US Uncut

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Banner Photo Credit: Occupy Wall St.