Tuesday marked an important anniversary for the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter.
It's been exactly 50 days since the L.A. chapter began its occupation of City Hall. The group is calling for L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to fire Police Chief Charlie Beck. In early August, the group delivered more than 8,000 petitions to the mayor's office from citizens seeking Beck's ouster because of police violence.
Jasmine Richards, an out Black Lives Matter organizer who was arrested in June on a "felony lynching" charge, reflected on the group's 50-day effort to "decolonize City Hall." "The Panthers have been around for 50 years, so that's why its a significant number to me," Richards told The Advocate Tuesday.
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Photography by Yannick Delva
