Man Who Drove Into Black Lives Matter Protesters In Seattle Is Identified

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Man Who Drove Into Black Lives Matter Protesters In Seattle Is Identified

The driver who drove his car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle, leaving two of them in critical condition, has been identified as a man named Dawit Kelete.

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Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )

Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate. Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer

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Lofton, Ramona ["Sapphire"] (1950- )

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