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Protesters gathered at a local news headquarters on Monday to push for accountability when media are reporting on the Black Lives Matter movement, after a week of anti-racism demonstrations.
United People Allyship Movement organized a protest outside Global Calgary’s building to express frustration with the city’s news coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests held last week. The group intends to protest outside each news organization’s building to call for change.
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“It’s important that the news is reporting well on this because then the people who we need to get the attention of, will pay attention. But if racism in Canada is being trivialized then they’re not going to pay attention to us and to our pain,” said Shuana Porter, black activist and founder of United People Allyship.
About 150 protesters listened to speakers, cheered and chanted “Black Lives Matter” to bring attention to their concerns. They called for media organizations to better amplify black voices and to address the racism within their own community.
