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Minneapolis Protesters Hold Black Transgender City Council Member ‘Hostage,’ Demand Riot Charges Be Dropped

Emily Zanotti
Minneapolis Protesters Hold Black Transgender City Council Member ‘Hostage,’ Demand Riot Charges Be Dropped
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Protesters surrounded a black, transgender city council vice president’s car at a Pride event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the weekend and held the official “hostage” until they agreed to sign a list of “people’s demands,” which included “dropping charges against criminal rioters,” according to Fox News.

Video of the incident emerged over the weekend, showing “Andrea Jenkins, who represents Minneapolis’ 8th Ward and identifies as the first Black openly transgender woman to be elected to office in the U.S.” trapped by what appear to be “anti-Fascist” or Black Lives Matter-affiliated protesters, demanding that Jenkins sign a document before they would allow Jenkins’ car to move.

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