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Protesters demonstrate in Lower Manhattan on December 4, 2014, demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner.
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The Eric Garner case created anger and frustration, but also has protesters ‘really energized’
Protesters took to the streets of midtown Manhattan and other American cities after a New York City grand jury decided not to charge white police officer Daniel Pantaleo whose chokehold contributed to the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man. The US
Justice
Despite South Africa’s successful black middle class, there’s still incredible tension between police and poor black communities