Black Lives Matter Protest
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
Lloyd D. George Courthouse
Las Vegas, NV
Jorge Gomez Press Conference 2 &
Birthday Celebration event by More Than A Hashtag
On Friday February 19th the family of Jorge Gomez along with their attorneys, friends and allies held a second press conference in front of the Federal Courthouse to announce the new video evidence from that night along with the name of the 5th officer involved in the killing of Jorge Gomez.
“A Human. A Son. A Brother. A Cousin. A Friend.”
Wanted by The People
Saturday Feb. 6,2021
Henderson, NV
LVMPD Officer Andrew Locher was given an early morning wake up call by More Than A Hashtag for his involvement in the death of #JorgeGomez on June 1st,2020.
Wanted by The People
Saturday Jan. 30,2021
Henderson, NV
LVMPD Officer Vernon Ferguson was 1 of 4 officers (edit: 5* • 5th officer has yet to be named) involved in the death of #JorgeGomez on June 1st, 2020. Ferguson fired 4 of 19 fatal shots that night. This is the 3rd officers house More Than A Hashtag has paid an early visit to (8 am wake up calls).
“ Sergeant Ryan Fryman of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is wanted by The People for never being properly held accountable in the June 1, 2020 death of Jorge Gomez.
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Las Vegas Metro Police officers attempting to arrest protesters during a takeover of Las Vegas Blvd.
“Fuck the System” peaceful protest took place Saturday October 24th on the Las Vegas Strip days before Halloween.
Various group leaders including : Las Vegas Liberation, More Than A Hashtag and Africa Movement set out to show the city and tourist the injustice of the system and of LVMPD.
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5 months after the death of Jorge Gomez and 3 years after the death of Tashi Brown,
More Than A Hashtag set up a march from the Trump Tower on the Strip to the Lloyd D. George Courthouse in Downtown Las Vegas in their honor.
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More Than A Hashtag LV hosted a candlelight vigil for Jorge Gomez and everyone whose lives have been taken away by LVMPD. The event was held at Lorenzi Park.
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The youth takeover the Lincoln Memorial as speakers from around the nation share the podium to speak on the deaths of their family members.
Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech took place on August 28th, 1963 on those very same steps that thousands of people set foot on.
Read MoreProtesters from all over the U.S. meet outside of the White House awaiting Trump’s acceptance speech.
Just a few hours prior to the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington, President Trump celebrated his nomination for a second term. Protesters took over the streets surrounding the White House to counter protest his nomination. The streets were filled with hundreds of people marching up 17th St alongside leading towards the Black Lives Matter Plaza
Read MoreDes (megaphone) & More Than A Hashtag LV in front of the LVMPD Headquarters
More Than A Hashtag hosted a peaceful protest in front of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters. The blistering heat and being met by police officers upon arrival didn’t stop people from showing up.
Read More“The Family of Jorge Gomez continues to fight for justice after he was shot and killed by Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. during a Black Lives Matter protest in June…”
Read MoreProtestors flood the Las Vegas strip days after the murder of George Floyd
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Memorial Day this year took place on May 25th 2020.
Some would say it was a boring event due to Covid-19/ pandemic shut down in most quarantined cities across the U.S.
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