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Americans planning massive demonstrations in NY, Washington

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People in the United States are still furious at the decisions not to indict white police officers in the deaths of two unarmed black men, planning massive demonstrations in New York City and Washington DC.
Tens of thousands of people will take to the streets on Saturday to condemn the US police brutality and discrimination towards people of color.
Organizers said protesters would arrive from areas around the United States.
Anger erupted across the country after police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
A grand jury also decided not to indict a white police officer who killed 43-year-old Eric Garner in July. The police officer on Staten Island placed Garner in a chokehold.
Another victim was 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was shot dead by police in Cleveland in November.
The parents of Michael Brown, the mother of Tamir Rice, the mother and widow of Eric Garner, and the parents of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin who shot dead in February 2012 by George Zimmerman in Florida would participate in the demonstration in the capital.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said in a statement that protesters would call for an “end to racial profiling and police brutality.”
“This march is one of many demonstrations to show Congress, the country and the world that we will not stand down until systemic change, accountability and justice in cases of police misconduct are served,” NAACP President Cornell William Brooks said.
Saturday’s event, which has been called “Millions March” or the “Day of Anger,” will take place in Washington Square Park and in Manhattan, a New York City district.

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