Donald Trump is staggeringly unpopular among Black people. And Cleveland is close to 55 percent Black. But you’d never know either fact looking at Republican National Convention protests. Here’s why some locals say they steered clear of the downtown scene—and why their presence was beside the point.
Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter: “His doublespeak belies his true nature: a charlatan who will embolden racists and destroy communities of color.”
More than 20 organizations are traveling together from the Republican National Convention to the Democratic National Convention to protest the racism, xenophobia and misogyny they’ve seen this year.
