Black Hollywood showed up in numbers this weekend to join in on the #OccupyCityHall movement in an effort to support all initiatives that invoke change.
DeVon Franklin, Meagan Good and Marlon Wayans were among the members of Hollywood who participated in the movement on Sunday afternoon in Downtown Los Angeles. They were joined by Tina Knowles-Lawson and actors Terrence Jenkins, Frances Fisher, Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Keisha Epps, Kendrick Sampson, Affion Crockett who urged others to come out to the Los Angeles City Hall and support.
The ongoing #OccupyCityHall movement was sparked as a result of the Los Angeles Police Commission’s decision on Tuesday July 12, that the fatal shooting of Redel Jones last year was justified and “in-policy.” Jones, an African-American woman who matched the description of a robbery suspect, was shot in an alleyway in South Los Angeles after police say she moved towards and officer holding a knife.
According to the Associated Press, approximately 100 protesters marched from the meeting at police headquarters to the Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, July 12, where they were denied entry by LAPD. The movement is still in effect, with many of the protesters staying overnight outside the building.
