<p>The Twin Cities Pride parade was halted</a> for about 20 minutes on Sunday, June 25, by a group of more than 100 Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis. The protesters carried a sign stating “Justice for Philando” and “#NoJusticeNoPride.”</p><p>The group read aloud a list of demands to parade organizers before performing a “die-in” for several minutes, according to a news report</a>. The group then started its own march about two blocks ahead of the parade.</p><p>The protest comes about a week after a jury acquitted a former St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer in the shooting death of Philando Castile.</a> The shooting and now the acquittal sparked protests in the Twin Cities.</p><p>Twin Cities Pride organizers originally had asked</a> Minneapolis police to refrain from marching in this year’s parade because of the tensions over the acquittal. Credit: Instagram/Krista Barnes via Storyful</p><br />
