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Union, Activists Rally In Las Vegas To Support Black Economic Power

Activist Stretch Sanders leads a chant Monday evening during a rally in downtown Las Vegas to support the Strike for Black Lives.
AP Photo/John Locher

Activist Stretch Sanders leads a chant Monday evening during a rally in downtown Las Vegas to support the Strike for Black Lives.

Activists and trade union supporters marched in Las Vegas on Monday in support of Black-owned businesses.

Part of the national Strike for Black Lives, activists groups and Service Employees International Union Local 1107 led a protest at the Sawyer state office building in downtown Las Vegas.

“It is time we boldly declare that Black lives matter and to realize all the ways our fights for racial, economic, health care, immigration, climate and other justice fights are connected,” SEIU Local 1107 Private Sector Vice President Zavia Norman said in a statement.

 

Maria Jacobi, board member, SEIU Local 1107; Claytee White, director, Oral History Research Center, at UNLV Libraries

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Zachary Green is the Coordinating Producer and a Reporter for KNPR's State of Nevada Program. He reports on Clark County, minority affairs, health, real estate, business, and gardening. You'll occasionally hear Zachary Green reporting and fill-in hosting on the State of Nevada program.