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Hundreds gathered for a UArizona rally and march

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Hundreds gathered for a UArizona rally and march
Hundreds gathered for a UArizona rally and march
Hundreds gathered for a UArizona rally and march Friday evening

THE COUNTRY CELEBRATING THE57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCHON WASHINGTON -- A RALLYASKING FOR THE.DECRIMINALIZATIO N OF BLACKLIVES/ - TOOK PLACE HERE ATHOME.

NINE ON YOUR SIDESLUZDELIA CABALLERO WAS THERE-- AND HAS MORE.ON CAM WHAT STARTED OUT AS ARALLY, TURNED INTO A MARCHAROUND THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA CAMPUS.

HERES THEIRMESSAGE FOR CHANGE.

ITS VERYIMPORTANT TO BE HERE.

TO BRINGAWARENESS.

I JUST WANT CHANGE.HUNDREDS GATHERED AT OLD MAINFOR THE RALLY-- SOME TOSPEAK--OTHERS LIKE MEHKYLAGIBSON TO LISTEN.

I JUST THINKWITH HAVING THAT MUCH POWER,WE CAN GO AHEAD AND INFLUENCETHE WAY SOCIETY CAN TREAT ONEANOTHER.

THE RALLY WAS HOSTEDBY THE COALITION OF BLACKSTUDENTS AND ALLIES TO CREATEA SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK VOICESTO BE HEARD UOFA WIDERECEIVER JAMARYE JOINER SAIDIT WAS HIS DUTY TO BE THERE.OUR GENERATION TO COME OUT ANDSPEAK OUT AS INDIVIDUALS ANDIMPACT YOUTH AND EXPRESS OURVOICE AND GET OUR POINT ACROSSIS REALLY BIG FOR US ATHLETES.FOLKS DEMANDED JUSTICE ANDEQUALITY.

TODD LAVEEN WASTHERE TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT.BLACK AMERICANS HAVE TO FACE ALOT MORE CHALLENGE THAN WE DO.AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE TOWORRY ABOUT WHERE THEY GOTHROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

ONCEPEOPLE GOT THE CHANCE TO SPEAKTHEIR TRUTH, THE RALLIERSGATHERED AND MARCHED AWAY FROMOLD MAIN-- NATHAN BOBELL ASOPHOMORE AT THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA SAYS THE REASON BEHINDTHE RALLY AND MARCH IS SIMPLE:TO BRING AWARENESS TO OURFELLOW PEERS AND HOPEFULLYMAKE SOME CHANGES.

LUZDELIACABALLERO, KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.IN WASHINGTON -- THOUSANDSGATHERED AT THE LINCOLN

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