Katrina J.E. Milton - kmilton@shawmedia.com

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DeKALB - The DeKalb Black Lives Matter group will host a die-in demonstration on Thursday at Memorial Park.

According to the group's Facebook page, a die-in is a demonstration in which people lie down on the ground as if dead, to commemorate those killed or harmed by police brutality.

It will begin at 7 p.m. and last for 8 minutes and 45 seconds, to recognize the length of time Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, knelt on the neck of George Floyd, a black man, until he died. Chauvin was later fired, arrested and charged with murder.

There will also be a protest Friday at 3 p.m. at the DeKalb Police Department, 700 W. Lincoln Highway and a "Not on My Watch" protest and march at 1 p.m. Saturday at the NIU MLK Commons, 340 Carroll Ave.

Daily demonstrations have gone on for months across DeKalb County, beginning in May 30 following Floyd's death. Calls for local police and other reform surrounding Black communities have continued for weeks, and a local Black Lives Matter chapter is being formed.

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DeKalb Black Lives Matter to host die-in demonstration on Thursday in Memorial Park - DeKalb Daily Chronicle