"Defund the police" has become a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that erupted following the killing in custody of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.
Protesters have camped outside New York's city hall this past week demanding that money be shifted from America's largest police force to social services to help fight racial injustice. An occupation has taken shape outside of New York City Hall. Organizers pushing to defund the city's police department tell Teen Vogue their direct action has grown substantially since it got underway on June 23.
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