{"id":90948,"date":"2020-06-06T22:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T03:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=90948"},"modified":"2020-06-06T22:11:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T03:11:34","slug":"young-activists-find-their-voice-in-manassas-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/young-activists-find-their-voice-in-manassas-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Young activists find their voice in Manassas protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yousef Nasser<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">On Monday, Virginians marched to the General District Court in Manassas to protest the killing of unarmed black men and women by police officers. By the end of the protest, chants turned to cheers, as a handful of young protesters were invited to sit down with the police sheriff to discuss issues in the community.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"George Floyd Protests\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/426059988?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Prince William County police officers look on as protester Javah Monteiro delivers an impassioned speech to the crowd. (Lucy Ricardo\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports On Monday, Virginians marched to the General District Court in Manassas to protest the killing of unarmed black men and women by police officers. 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