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Berkshire NAACP To Hold Police Discrimination Protest Saturday

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes
Published May 4, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT
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The Berkshire Chapter of the NAACP will protest police violence against people of color in Pittsfield this Saturday.

The standout in Park Square, entitled “Speaking Truth To Power,” will focus on police discrimination in the use of sometimes lethal force against people of color. NAACP Berkshire County Branch President Dennis Powell.

“People of color have been killed for cell phones, shower heads, or nothing in their hands,” said Powell.

Speakers at the 2 p.m. rally include Powell, Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard, State Senator Adam Hinds, local youth, and more.
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Josh Landes
Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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