Black Lives Matter protesters to rally at Mall of America
Updated: 5:07 p.m. | Posted: 2:21 p.m.
The Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter says it will return to protest at the Mall of America, a year after a controversial rally and arrests there.
Its leaders announced a rally set for Wednesday afternoon to protest the fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis last month.
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The announcement of next week's protest includes a list of five demands, three of them directly related to the the Clark shooting and protests that followed.
The rally is slated to be in the mall's east rotunda — the main gathering space at the giant shopping center.
Black Lives Matter organized a similar protest last year the weekend before Christmas, drawing thousands of demonstrators. The protest also temporarily closed some stores during a period of busy holiday shopping.
More than two dozen people were arrested and 11 organizers were charged. The charges against organizers have been dismissed, but a judge let stand tresspassing charges against more than a dozen participants.
The mall is a private property and its policy does not allow protests. It hasn't yet responded to a request for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.