DC Ferguson shuts down AM Rush Hour traffic on MLK's actual birthday
The 15th of January is Martin Luther King's actual birthday. On that day in 2015, DC Ferguson marched into AM rush hour traffic and shut it down for many blocks in all directions of the protest. Police redirection of traffic greatly magnified the impact by closing off large sections of streets containing protesters, far beyond the protest itself. Police, security guards, and vigiliantes are still shooting another African-American every 28 hours. DC police are still using jump-outs to intimidate Black youth into submitting to illegal searches. Therefore, DC Ferguson is still "shutting shit down," saying no justice means no business as usual!
The protest made a special stop at a new condo building that would have been a new library had former Mayor Adrien Fenty not decided to do condos instead. African-American construction workers were excluded from the project, now it is luxury condos inviting even more of the yuppies who vote for more police to Chinatown. Yes, the condos are now drawing protesters and potential DC condominium buyers should take this into account.
Video of the march and speech in front of the condo building
7th st just before 8AM on Jan 15, 2014
Marching through traffic when the cops guess wrong about which roads to close
Penn Ave is shut down in AM rush hour from near the Capitol to near the White House
