Protests continue against police violence

Intense anger over high-profile police killings continued to spur mostly peaceful public protests across the country Friday night.

Two days after a decision in New York City not to prosecute a white officer for the chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man, controversy is still high on the minds of activists.

{mosads}It’s also been less than two weeks since a Missouri grand jury decided not to indict white officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.

Protesters in New York City rallied in the Macy’s flagship store, Grand Central Terminal and an Apple store, and some briefly laid down as a “die-in” protest, the Associated Press reported.

They walked chanting and holding signs saying “black lives matter” and “I can’t breathe” to honor Garner. Protesters who blocked FDR Drive in Lower Manhattan were arrested.

In a New York City suburb, about 65 people laid down on a street corner to protest.

Demonstrators also blocked Interstate 880 briefly in Oakland, Calif., Friday night, though none were arrested or injured, AP said.

Some college towns were the epicenters of protests, including Yale University’s New Haven, Conn., and Rutgers University’s New Brunswick, N.J. Demonstrators marched through each town, and caused New Brunswick official to delay a tree-lighting ceremony.

Students in Colorado walked out of class to protest the police violence, according to AP.

Marchers in Miami blocked the bridge to Miami Beach and people in Providence, R.I., took to the streets as well, blocking some of them.