The protests were scheduled to take place at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, over the police killing of Jamar Clark. Activists vowed to hold the protest at the mall despite officials there seeking legal action in an effort to stop them. Now, some protesters have reportedly been locked inside the mall by police. The tensions have been building for months.
Black Lives Matter activists in six cities started converging Wednesday afternoon on major shopping and transit hubs to bring attention to police killings of black people in the United States. The hashtag associated with the protests, #BlackXmas, is trending nationwide. Where protests occurred this afternoon.