Occupy protesters eye diversity as movement grows (AP)

By admin on October 17th, 2011

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2011 file photo, the crowd cheers as Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the Jobs and Justice rally of thousands in Washington. The rally was separate from Occupy DC, but holds similar ideals. The outcry against the nation’s financial institutions that has swept the country in recent weeks has crossed many boundaries, including class, gender and age. But a stubborn hurdle in many cities has been a lack of racial inclusion, something noted by organizers and participants alike. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)AP – Jason Woody immediately recognized a shared struggle with many of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators: The 2007 college graduate has been out of work for two years, and it’s been longer since he’s seen a doctor. He also noticed something else — the lack of brown faces on the front lines of the Occupy movement.


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