Flint Weekend Rally For Black Lives Matter Postponed
FLINT (AP) — Organizers have postponed a weekend rally in Flint in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after the killings of five Dallas police officers.
The Rev. Jeffrey Hawkins says the rally was intended to be a way to discuss how to improve relationships with police. He tells The Flint Journal that he wasn't discouraged from holding the Saturday event but felt it wasn't a good time.
A new date has not been set, but Hawkins says he's talked to Flint police, state police and the Genesee County sheriff's office about participating.
The deaths of unarmed black males by police have inspired protests under the Black Lives Matter moniker.
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