Black Lives Matter Protesters promise to bring Memphis to a screeching halt Monday @ Graceland

Protesters say on Monday, they will try to bring Memphis to a screeching halt.
Just as they did weeks ago on the I 40 Bridge.

This time at Graceland on the night of the candle light vigil service when thousands of fans and tourists from around the world are there to pay respect to Elvis Presley.

The incident that shut down the I-40 Bridge gave protesters more power than they've had in a long time.

Protesters are hoping to recreate that on Monday at Graceland.

Fox Memphis:

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will now take their call and hear their demands for change. Former city councilman Myron Lowery looked at the list of seven focus areas put out by the Coalition of Concerned Citizens. The group met Thursday with Strickland about them. “The problem is that some of their requests were overly vague, too generalized, too broad and unachievable,” Lowery said. Lowry said some demands are achievable and it would only take the City a few days to hand over the dollars spent on minority owned business. But the rest needs to be narrowed down and be much more specific. Their last request asks for money to go directly to activists to study police relations, sentencing, re-entry and minority businesses. Lowry said before they get any money they need to be more organized, have a leadership team and start their own non-profit program. “The City will help you obtain private funds, even city funds and try to help you carry out these goals,” Lowery said. “Are they looking for a job for themselves or the betterment of this entire community?” Members of the Coalition declined to comment about the meeting with the mayor before Friday’s 5 p.m. public press conference.

Source: MYFoxMemphis