Thursday, June 18, 2020

UNITY/PROTEST MARCH FRIDAY IN GRIFFIN

A UNITY/PROTEST EVENT IS SCHEDULED IN GRIFFIN TODAY AT 3 PM AT FAIRMONT PARK WITH A MARCH TO THE SPALDING COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND SPEAKING IS EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM. THE MARCH COINCIDES WITH THE HISTORICAL DATE OF JUNE 19TH -- JUNETEENTH -- THE DAY SLAVERY ENDED.

THE SPALDING COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COURTHOUSE ANNEX AND JUVENILE COURT WILL CLOSE AT 3 PM SO EMPLOYEES CAN BE EXCUSED. THE CITY OF GRIFFIN HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO CLOSE BUT 101 NEWS WAS TOLD THURSDAY--CITY HALL WILL REMAIN OPEN.

THE ORGANIZER OF THE MARCH IS RAY HARPS MOHAMMED THE NEPHEW OF JEWELL WALKER HARPS -- LONG TIME HEAD OF THE NAACP IN SPALDING COUNTY.

GRIFFIN CITY MANAGER KENNY SMITH REPORTEDLY HAD A SIT DOWN WITH RAY HARPS MOHAMMED AND GRANTED HIM PERMISSION FOR THE MARCH AND PROTEST.

RAY HARPS MOHAMMED HAS A HOME IN GRIFFIN BUT DOES BUSINESS IN LOS ANGELES. IN A FACEBOOK POST SEVERAL DAYS AGO FROM L.A.-- MOHAMMED LAUNCHES INTO A RACIAL RANT -- AND CALLS THE DEATHS OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS AND RAYSHARD BROOKS IN ATLANTA -- SENSELESS AND ASSAILS POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR WHAT HE CALLS THEIR GESTAPO-LIKE TACTICS.

SHERIFF DARRELL DIX TOLD THE SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY HE IS COUNTING ON A PEACEFUL MARCH -- AS A PREVIOUS PROTEST IN GRIFFIN WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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