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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Race march on Beacon Hill

Posted by on May 11 at 13:37 PM

There was another race march on Beacon Hill this afternoon. It sounds like this one was smaller — a few dozen people, according to witnesses — than the march that happened two weeks ago. It was still big enough to attract riot police, though we’re told they didn’t need their gas masks. Again, the issue was whether Sound Transit seriously considered black contractors for the light rail project. Here’s an article I wrote last week about allegations of racism inside the project. Lafect Campbell, who is quoted in that article, is talking about organizing a march of his own next week.