The second straight week of peaceful protests continued on Monday, June 15, as dozens of people gathered at the corner of Cherry and Fifth Streets demanding justice for Julius “Juice” Sampson Jr.
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The 100 block of Main Street was transformed into a giant canvass last weekend as local artists used the street in front of City Hall to send a message. Eighteen local artists spent the bulk of the day on Saturday, June 13, painting “END RACISM NOW #BLM” in giant letters on the street, a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement and fight against racism.
Peaceful protests held throughout the week in response to the murder of George Floyd continued into the weekend as thousands flooded the streets on Saturday and Sunday here in Winston-Salem.
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Given the well-documented history of people posting racist comments on social media and losing their livelihood, you would think people would take more precaution when commenting on public posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But that is far from the case. Everyday closet racists expose themselves to the public and their communities on social media and last weekend Michael Berrier, a local barbershop owner, was exposed.
At the request of Chief District Judge Lisa Menefee, the Winston-Salem Human Relations Department on Monday, June 1, began mediating landlord-tenant disputes related to the non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
