Protests against President Donald Trump and his administration have occurred across the country, state and region since January, with a few protests organized in Hickory and Catawba County .

Those local protests have lacked diversity, according to the Rev. Reggie Longcrier, who spoke at the Hickory branch of the NAACP meeting in April.

At the meeting, Longcrier said he noticed that Black and other racial minorities were not attending the protests.

“There is always potential for violent confrontation from other protesters, law enforcement, and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement),” Longcrier said at the April meeting.

Longcrier is the founding pastor of Exodus Missionary Outreach United Church of Christ and executive director of Exodus Homes.

Deb Johnson, chairperson for Indivis

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