by Robert Mason Jr. and Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi –
While across America rallies for justice turned violent and riotous over the weekend, some 300 peaceful protesters came together in Kilmarnock Sunday to call for an end to racism and police brutality. They did it through prayer, song and a stand for unity.
In the city of Richmond, Friday and Saturday nights were filled with violence and vandalism, moving many like Carisa Turner-Davis to react with love instead of hate.
Turner-Davis organized a prayer in the park unity stand at Kilmarnock Town Centre Park Sunday afternoon. About 75 people, black and white, young and old, attended. For about 45 minutes, prayers and songs flowed.
Turner-Davis encouraged those gathered to “pray to our father for peaceful change.” As speakers acknowledged all lives matter, emphasis focused on an urgent need for all to recognize “Black Lives Matter.”
They called on God’s strength and wisdom…
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