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No Kings rallies and marches are planned across the country as a counterprotest to a military parade and festival in Washington, D.C. The capital event coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and will include more than 6,000 soldiers and dozens of tanks and aircraft.
Protests were held across Kansas City on Saturday. The largest, at Mill Creek Park in KCMO, drew thousands. KSHB 41’s Fe Silva filed this report.
A nationwide movement, these protests are set to coincide with a Flag Day military-style parade in Washington, D.C.
Learn the law for protesters in Kansas and Missouri. Can you wear a mask to a protest in the Kansas City area? There are no statewide mask bans on the books in Missouri or Kansas,
There are 15 protests planned throughout Kansas on June 14 to counter a military parade President Donald Trump will attend.
The Kansas City Police Department adopted the policy in April 2021, nearly a year after the death of George Floyd.
Organizers across the country named the mobilization “No Kings.” The rallies were organized in opposition to a military parade in Washington, D.C. on the president’s 79th birthday Saturday. The parade is happening on Flag Day, which also marks the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary this year.