AUDIO: #OccupyTheHood Boston Community Speak Out Rally in Dudley Square

BOSTON/Roxbury – Over 400 Roxbury residents, activists, students, #OccupyBoston activists and supporters from around Boston assembled at Dudley Square for the first Community Speak Out/Rally on Friday. Jamarhl Crawford, editor of The Blackstonian, and Cornell Mills organized the Speak Out - which featured speakers ranging from Denise Williams, whose two nephews were murdered while returning from a family barbecue on July 4, 2011, to community organizer, educator and longtime political activist Mel King. The Speak Out was followed by a National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality on Saturday, October 22nd. The next Speak Out is slated to be held next Friday, October 28th.

Audio clips follow Denise Williams Speaks Out

Darrin Howell and "The Big Motivator" Kevin Wayne Thomas Speak Out

City Councilor At-Large Charles Yancey Speaks Out (this recording is not complete)

Students Speak Out

City Councilor At-Large Ayanna Pressley Speaks Out

Mel King Speaks Out

#OccupyBoston Participant Speaks Out

Clifton Braithwaite Speaks Out