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Demonstrations Continue in Cities Around the U.S.

Protests and demonstrations continue across the U.S. in the wake of police shootings that many people say were unnecessary and motivated by race.

This week, thousands of people gathered in cities across the country to voice their outrage following separate grand jury decisions regarding the deaths of unarmed African Americans by white police officers.

You may remember last week we told you about a grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri.

And late last week in New York, a grand jury also decided not to indict, or charge, a police officer for a similar incident that happened in July resulting in the death of Eric Garner.

Responding to the lack of action, protesters nationwide took to the street.

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