Protesters stage a die-in on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2014, at Campus Martius park in downtown Detroit in a rally over the non-indictment of Eric Garner, a black New York man who died during a police arrest. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Elaine Cromie )

Protesters stage a die-in on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2014, at Campus Martius park in downtown Detroit in a rally over the non-indictment of Eric …

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Bishop James Dukes, of Liberation Christian Center (LCC), 7400 S. Michigan Ave.

Bishop James Dukes, of Liberation Christian Center (LCC), 7400 S. Michigan Ave.

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David Moore, assistant to Cook County Board of Review Commissioner, Larry Rogers, Jr.

David Moore, assistant to Cook County Board of Review Commissioner, Larry Rogers, Jr.

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Glenda Franklin, former staff assistant to outgoing Ald. Latasha Thomas.

Glenda Franklin, former staff assistant to outgoing Ald. Latasha Thomas.

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Artist, Theaster Gates.

Artist, Theaster Gates.

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Rendering of Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative.

Rendering of Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative.

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L-R: Phillip Amiri, 11 with father Phillip Cusic, and sister, Sydney Cusic.

L-R: Phillip Amiri, 11 with father Phillip Cusic, and sister, Sydney Cusic.

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President Barack Obama, center, speaks during his meeting with elected officials, law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2014.

President Barack Obama, center, speaks during his meeting with elected officials, law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2014.

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A new minimum wage was approved Tuesday in Chicago, where fast food workers and activists demonstrated outside McDonald's downtown restaurant this summer.

A new minimum wage was approved Tuesday in Chicago, where fast food workers and activists demonstrated outside McDonald's downtown restaurant this summer.

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