{"id":84022,"date":"2015-12-31T15:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T23:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=84022"},"modified":"2023-09-07T03:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:32:17","slug":"fight-breaks-out-at-newark-anti-violence-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=84022","title":{"rendered":"Fight breaks out at Newark anti-violence rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/essex\/index.ssf\/2015\/12\/brawl_breaks_out_at_newark_anti-violence_rally_pho.html\">From NJ.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>NEWARK \u2014 A skirmish broke out between rival activists on the steps of City Hall Wednesday during what had been intended as a demonstration against violence in Newark.<\/p>\n<p>Police were called to the scene after a small crowd began arguing over escalating violence and the city&#8217;s attempts to curb it.<\/p>\n<p>The noon press conference was called by a group of activists led by Salaam Ismial, co-chair of the New Jersey Study Commission on Violence, and Abdul Muhammad, a longtime Newark anti-violence activist. In a release announcing the event, the two said they planned to ask Mayor Ras Baraka to &#8220;unleash his quality of life plan in addressing ongoing violence facing Newark residents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the group spoke to reporters, however, a group of Baraka supporters including activist Donna Jackson and Tyrone &#8220;Street Counselor&#8221; Barnes began heckling and shouting from the base of the steps.<\/p>\n<p>It soon evolved into an intense face-off between Jackson and Muhammad, which then erupted into a skirmish between members of the two camps. At one point, Barnes put his hands around Muhammad&#8217;s neck and pushed him to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84024\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"black\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-84024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black1-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84026\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black1-1-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"black1\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-84026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black1-1-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black1-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black2-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84027\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black2-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"black2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-84027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/black2-2.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From NJ.com: NEWARK \u2014 A skirmish broke out between rival activists on the steps of City Hall Wednesday during what had been intended as a demonstration against violence in Newark. 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