Local reaction to the two recent shootings of black men by police officers has been swift, with two events planned for tonight.
People will be gathering at 6 p.m. at the Whittier Cafe at 1710 E. 25th Ave. for a community conversation.
“It’s been a place where people come to express themselves after a few of the killings,” said owner Millete Birhanemaskel , referring to the shootings of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Walter Scott.
“We’re exhausted and devastated, and there’s a frustration about where do we go from here and how many more protests can we have?”
At the other end of town, at 6 p.m., people are gathering for a sit-in to support the local Black Lives Matter community in Civic Center park for 135 hours — one hour for each life they say has been lost to police violence this year.
