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Source: Yahoo News
In a twist on sit-in-style protests, civil rights activists entered several restaurants in New York City and Oakland, Calif., on Sunday in what organizers billed as Black Brunch.
About three dozen people participated in demonstrations in New York, where they momentarily disrupted meals at popular midtown eateries, including Lallisse, Maialino and Pershing Square places protesters identified as predominantly white spaces.
At each stop, demonstrators read the names of African-Americans killed by police.
Every 28 hours, a black person in America is killed by the police, the protesters said. These are our brothers and sisters. Today and every day, we honor their lives.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/black-brunch-protests-nyc-berkeley-oakland-190212742.html
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