Providence: A demand for jobs, justice

Hundreds of African Americans and their allies marched through the streets of Providence, R.I., on June 28 to demand “Life, Unity, Freedom, Equality, Peace, Jobs & Human Needs.” The march was organized by Urban Men Against Murder to demand jobs, education, recreation and other basic human needs as a response to the violence impacting the oppressed communities, especially among working-class youth across the U.S. Other participating organizations included Nation of Islam, RI Peoples Assembly, RI Unemployed Council, religious groups and the local chapter of the Bail Out The People Movement.