Mikiiya Foster wasn't quite prepared for what was waiting for her when she arrived at the corner of Sycamore and Cochran on Saturday, June 6.
It had only been eight days since the 18-year-old recent high school graduate first had the idea to organize a Black Lives Matter protest in her hometown of Simi Valley, Calif., a suburb outside of Los Angeles.
Chatter around town—which was home to the infamous Rodney King trial and remains traditionally known for its conservative politics—and on social media hadn't been especially favorable towards the idea of the march.
Businesses has boarded up in fear of the destruction that had occurred some 40 miles away in L.A. The chances were high that turnout might be low. "I had made a comment saying like,.
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