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BET reports:
Cornel West from Wikimedia Commons
“Activist and professor Cornel West was arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court building Sunday afternoon while taking part in Occupy DC protests.
West was holding up a sign that ready “Poverty is the Greatest Violence of All…”
Link above has photo, more info, and the promise of more coverage.
Cornel West marched to the Supreme Court and held up a sign as an act of nonviolent, civil disobedience. On September 27th, he made a speech at Occupy Wall Street in NYC. Today, West attended the dedication of the MLK statue on the National Mall, went to Freedom Plaza to speak at Occupy DC, and then marched over to the Supreme Court.
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