The top prosecutor in Omaha, Neb., will request a grand jury to take a second look at the shooting of James Scurlock, a 22-year-old African American man who was killed by a white bar owner Saturday night amid protests against police violence.
Tyreece Johnson, of Omaha, Neb., and dozens of other people march from the Omaha Douglas Civic Center to the Old Market in Omaha on Wednesday. James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man, was shot and killed in the Old Market on Saturday night by a white bar owner.Anna Reed/Omaha World-Herald via AP
Across the city, there are spray-painted signs on boarded up shopfronts and makeshift memorials that say"His Name is James." The apparent reversal by the authorities in favor of a broader investigation is being met with some hope.The historically segregated African-American neighborhood of North Omaha is where Malcolm X was born. Not far from his memorial center and museum, is the Culxr House, a space for artists and activists.
"We've been dancing this dance for 50 years," longtime local civil rights activist Michelle Troxclair tells some of the younger people gathered. Last year, the community marked the 100-year anniversary of a lynching that occurred on the courthouse steps after a black man was accused of raping a white woman without evidence. Troxclair points more recently to 1969, when Vivian Strong, a 14-year-old black girl, was shot without warning by police.These last six days of heated protests across Omaha are a response to what Troxclair sees as the country lurching backwards.
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