Thousands turn out for racial justice march, rally in Starkville
Organizers predicted at least a few hundred people would show up for Saturday’s racial justice march and rally in Starkville. The actual turnout topped 2,000.
Starkville to reevaluate special event permit process in light of racial justice protest
Unlike many racial justice protests across the nation over the past week, Saturday’s march and rally in Starkville came and went without any violence or arrests.
Starkville considers granting permit for Saturday’s racial justice march
Starkville city leaders will likely hold a special-call meeting Friday to consider granting a permit for local activists to hold a march for racial justice on Saturday, but activists say the march will happen regardless, in light of protests nationwide calling for an end to systemic racism and the deaths of black Americans at the hands of police.