Metro police say none of their personnel were injured, but at least 6 MNPD vehicles were significantly damaged. Copyright 2023 WSMV. Thats what really opened peoples eyes to whats been going on in our country, Fuller told local news channel WSMV of the disturbing footage thats led to worldwide protests. Biden also said this week he would nottake an Amtrak train from Delaware to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns. We are all enemies now. An anti-racism protest at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino turned unruly and led to a campus safety officer deploying pepper spray on students . At 10:49 p.m., Metro Police announced that Downtown Nashville had been "essentially cleared." WSMV4 Live Newscasts. Theyre calling to officers with a question: Why are you in riot gear? This is a pattern. "Between now and the presidential inauguration on January 20, we will be maintaining a heightened posture to monitor for any emerging threats to the (Tennessee) region.". Biden and Vice President-electKamala Harris are slated to to take the oath of office Wednesday during a public ceremonyon the West Front of theUnited States Capitol BuildinginWashington, D.C. Some protesters seem prepared for this moment, like maybe theyve done this before. None. The sun is gone now, and its harder and harder to know who is there to protest and who is there to agitate. This is especially important for protesters like Dayquond Taylor, who says hes had his fair share of racially motivated encounters with police. WKRN News 2 Newscast Broadcast Replay Schedule Weekdays Good Morning Nashville (M-F): 6am - 9am WKRN News 2 @ 11am (M-F): 1pm - 2pm Local on 2 (M-F): 4pm - 5pm WKRN News 2 @ 4pm (M-F): 6pm. The hardliners fall back a bit, and the white kids run like they have all day. That stance was echoed by Rondriquez White, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Nashville. By the time we get to the courthouse, it too is tagged and the protest is verging on a riot. Theyve been watching me on Instagram standing between the two enemies and they have been worried. I Was Caught in the Crowd, A Year After Brain Injury, Amy Grant Sets First Solo Musical Return in a Decade, Blink-182 Postpone First-Ever Latin America Tour Dates Following Travis Barker Finger Injury, Raye Relives Her Sexual Assault in Harrowing 'Ice Cream Man' Video, Travis Scott Allegedly Caused $12,000 in Damages During Nightclub Altercation, Fontaines D.C. Reimagine 'Cello Song' For Nick Drake Covers Album, Fresh Controversy for Ja Morant as NBA Star Is Accused of Assaulting Teen, Jena Malone Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by 'Hunger Games' Coworker. No words. The 100 Best Albums of 2022. Another protest will be at the Franklin downtown square beginning around 5 p.m. I absolutely never made Sesame Street a goal because it is the pinnacle of the art of puppetry, said Piphus. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) On Sunday afternoon, a group of people gathered outside the Justice A.A. Birch Building to call for criminal justice reform. The group tells WPLN News the purpose is to stand in solidarity against injustices locally and on a national level. It means a lot that the Nashville immigrant community stood with us today to say thats enough. Six teenagers organized and led a 10,000-person protest in Nashville against racism and police brutality Thursday the largest in recent history, according to The Tennessean. A few of the protesters at Sunday's rally were also outside of District Attorney Glenn Funk's home Saturday evening. Her daughter was 6 years old and her name was Gabrielle and she had 2 puffs, just like Gabrielle. Now is the time for our tears. One seems to look me in the eyes and recognize me. Different chants, a leader calls and the followers calls back: Fuck 12! [The code for law enforcement. "We are not against the police, we are against bad policing," said Pastor Howard Jones with Fairfield Baptist Church. pic.twitter.com/V7u9AsypcS, Damon Mitchell (@damonmtll_) June 6, 2020. While the core of the crowd is deeply hurt and angry, the fringes seem to desire actual chaos. Nashville police estimate about 2,000 people marched downtown on Saturday to protest racism and police brutality. In a landmark decision Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, shifting the power to regulate the legality ofabortion procedures to individual states. As the crowd amasses on the police station steps, the police make a theater of firepower by deploying a couple of flash grenades. I move forward and momentarily stand at the entrance of the courthouse lawn, cops in a solid line on the other side. These young women, ages 14 through 16, organized this protest which pulled out tens of thousands of people in Nashville. The young women quickly bonded over their shared outrage over the death of George Floyd the Black man who died last week in Minneapolis after a white police officer knelt on his neck. Not one. Photos: Thousands march through downtown Nashville in support of Black Lives Matter movement. But Im a 40-year-old white guy my daughters only had to worry for a single night. It wasn't until 2020 that the program had its first Black female puppeteer, Megan Piphus. We first made a group chat, an instagram, a platform, and got other organizations involved, Emma Rose Smith told HuffPost in an email over the weekend. I dont see how this ends without escalating. They try to set fire to it, but it doesnt catch. They plan to protest outside of the home of Judge Monte Watkins next. Saturdays weather was enough to send some protesters home early five were overcome by heat that reached 94 degrees but organizers say there is still much more work to come. They sat quietly for about 20 minutes and then left. My eyes burn, my throat burns, my brain feels less clear. We all met on Twitter, Collins said. The marchers even received waves and supportive fist pumps from restaurant patrons on downtown rooftops, as the organizers gave short speeches. This agitates the crowd, and shouts around me call to overtake the police station. I think about all the white protesters I saw running away, while the black people stood to look fear in the eye. "The Together Movement" and "Pounding 4 . For the next hour many protesters remained there, some tearing down lamp posts. We had the opportunity to respond on the George Floyd civil rights protest. Theyve shaken down the lampposts, and the courthouse lawn is lit only by the burning teargas canisters. Then, officers on six horses enter the line. At least two portable camera towersmarked with "Metro Police"have been placed near the plaza. One person will yell, and the crowd carries the refrain. Black men skateboard on cop cars. The teenagers were adamant about not allowing unrest to distract from their cause Thursday and asked attendees to ignore disturbances and to not provoke police, The Tennessean reported. One of the organizations that got involved was Black Lives Matter, which helped the teens organize the rally. Soon after meeting online, the young women began FaceTiming one another and decided to form the coalition Teens4Equality. He wrote"there is no indication of an imminent threat of violence or danger.". Update at 4:45 p.m. Nashville's march concluded shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday after spirited but peaceful demonstrations across downtown. Six teenagers pulled off the regions largest protest against racism and police brutality in recent memory, local news reported. It looks like demonstrators have painted several messages on a barrier and wall in front of Music City Center. The police also did not incite anything as well although Nashville Scene does note that officers attempted to break up the march at one point by falsely claiming there was a tornado warning for the area. Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith ages 14 to 16 met on social media, Collins told Nashville's WTVF news station. Theres a slight pause to weigh if they even have the authority to stop us. The hatWRKS hat shop in Nashville is on 8th Ave S. and the owner. The teens now hope that their demonstration inspires others their age to do the same. Several masked Tennessee state troopers wearing chest-mounted body cameras are on site andMetro Nashville patrol cars are posted at the corners of nearby streets. She was sentenced on August 11, 2021, to a year and one day in prison. Natalie Allison, Natalie Alund, Brett Kelman,Cassandra Stephenson and Cole Villena contributed to this report. All rights reserved. I make my exit to the side where three heavily armed officers yell confusing orders while clutching their rifles. Breaking news and important weather updates will continue to be offered on wkrn.com on our live events page here as they occur, and on our mobile apps and social media platforms. The threat comes on the heels of the deadly Jan. 6 U.S.. The police stand their ground, and over the next hour the tension boils over into the smashing of cop cars. Court records also show that after Somers was arrested and booked into the Davidson County Jail, he grew proud of himself for his new fame and during a phone call, he called himself a celebrity among the other inmates and had been nicknamed Protest.. The Tennessean Demonstrators gather in downtown Nashville to protest Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade June 24, 2022, 7:13 PM Demonstrators gather in downtown Nashville to. This behavior dishonors the memory of George Floyd and other black Americans that have died unjustly at the hands of police.". The curfew ends at 6 a.m. Sunday morning. I dont see a way for this event to dissolve without catastrophe. It's unknown at this time how many people were arrested. White kids climb telephone poles. Unfortunately, Somers and others interfered with a lawful assembly and resorted to violence and destructive behavior, which resulted in significant property damage and placed many at risk of harm. I dream of making it work because I dont want to just tell my boys to dream big, I want to show them how, said Piphus. Another man walked through the plaza and heckled a television camera crew as "fake news"before going on his way. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Shaye Conner, 25, stands with a collage of photos and newspaper articles. "To be offered 36 months, that hurts our hearts and community," Jones said. The people left in the streets are getting the chaos they came for. Protesters are asked to bring signs that read End White Silence or Black Lives Matter.". Why are flags at half-staff at the TN State Capitol? Piphus said the response from Black viewers has been a positive one. But murdering George Floyd isnt right. Those are: banning choke holds, requiring de-escalation, requiring warning before shooting, exhausting all other means before shooting, recognizing the duty to intervene, banning shooting at a moving car, requiring use of force continuum and requiring comprehensive reporting. When I catch up with the head of the crowd, theyre shattering the windows of a hat shop and throwing hats into the air like its graduation day. The Nashville Fire Department says four people were treated, and one person taken to the hospital, for heat-related illnesses. Two people arrested in Tennessee for alleged sex trafficking of teenage girl. 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