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Local activists ask Roanoke City Council to acknowledge 2020 protest policing; request reckoning and follow‑up
Summary
Speakers at the May 19 public comment session called on council to acknowledge and reckon with police responses to 2020 George Floyd protests in Roanoke, saying pepper ball and spray deployments harmed peaceful demonstrators and asking the city to work with citizens on acknowledgment and reform.
During the public comment period on May 19, speakers asked Roanoke City Council to acknowledge police actions during protests in 2020 and to engage in follow‑up work with community leaders.
Bridal Cathcart, speaking as president of the GFWC Star Women’s Club, said the fifth anniversary of the protests is approaching and asked the city to pursue “a reckoning…
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