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Somerville, MA Officials Hang “Black Lives Matter” Banner at City Hall

HeadlineAug 20, 2015

City officials in Somerville, Massachusetts, have hung a banner with the words “Black Lives Matter” on the front of City Hall. According to The Boston Globe, Mayor Joe Curtatone worked with Black Lives Matter Cambridge to create the banner. The mayor said the move was “a very clear statement we are making to the community that we recognize that structural racism exists in our society; it exists in our public and private institutions.”

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