A group of Black Lives Matter protesters who planned to spray paint the phrase on the Atlantic City Boardwalk during a demonstration Friday will instead join the mayor to create the mural elsewhere during a city-sponsored event. BLM organizer Steve Young accepted the proposal. “We will not be painting anything on the Boardwalk,” Young told The Associated Press Thursday night. Young has had a strained relationship with city officials after they attempted to oust him from two city posts he holds because he was arrested during a protest, where he, among others, attempted to "shut the city down" by blocking the Atlantic City Expressway. The goal was to avoid casino reopenings during the July 4 weekend after several months of coronavirus lockdowns.

Source: Fox News September 04, 2020 19:30 UTC