I covered the Rodney King and Freddie Gray riots. This moment feels different. That's why I'm afraid [cnn.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/17/204:00 AM

By John Blake, CNN, June 12, 2020

The activist with the salt and pepper goatee who stood before me couldn't contain his euphoria.

He had watched a video of four police officers brutalizing a black man pinned to the ground. The video had grabbed headlines and sparked widespread protests. Police departments vowed reform. Sure, these types of protests had happened before, he said, but this one felt different.

"The balance of the power has shifted from the police to the populace," Donald Bakeer told me. "This is an exciting time. America is going to change."

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