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BLM Protestors Speak Outside Bettendorf Police Department

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Marianna Bacallao
Published September 7, 2020 at 10:44 AM CDT
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Dozens gathered outside the Bettendorf Police Department on Saturday to protest police brutality. This rally was just the most recent of several demonstrations planned by a new civil rights organization in the Quad Cities called We F.I.G.H.T. 

CommunityBettendorf Police DepartmentBlack Lives MatterPeaceful ProtestEric PuryearTanisha RubyRenee PriceTravis SchlitterWe F.I.G.H.T
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Marianna Bacallao
Marianna Bacallao is WVIK Quad Cities NPR's 2020-2021 Fellowship Host/Reporter. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism and served as Editor-in-Chief for the student newspaper, The Cluster.
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