In the News ... "Profiles from 'Black Lives Matter' protest: Longtime Midlander has been through protests before"

MRT Photo by Tim Fischer

• "I know Midlanders care about each other, and this was an opportunity to prove that."

Editor’s Note: Profiles of some of the people involved in Sunday’s event.

By Stewart Doreen, Editor
• Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - Courtney Ratliff [wearing a purple shirt and tan baseball hat in the above photo] might not be a veteran of protests like the one that took place Sunday, but he does have some experience after time spent living in Dallas.

And with not much organization, the Black Lives Matter rally at Midland Park Mall needed someone with experience to ensure an end result of peaceful protesting ...

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