The controversy over the police shooting of a black man at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night is not going away anytime soon, city officials and leaders of the protest agree.

Both sides say they are in the conversation to make long-range changes in race relations in the city.

Tuesday night offered a reprieve in protests in the city after protestors met during the day with Mayor Frank Brocato and city administrator Allan Rice. The two sides found common ground on some issues and intend to continue discussions, WBRC reported.

Hoover Balances Response to the Shooting, Need for Long-Term Strategy

Hoover city officials have not been reacting just to the violence at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night and the protests that followed, they said, the incident also has brought to the forefront a longstanding need to look at issues of inclusion in the growing city.
The efforts to include minority voices in each phase of government and assure equity for all citizens began months back and “will continue regardless of the outcome of the state investigation of the shooting,” said Hoover city administrator Allan Rice. “This incident has compelled us to.”
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‘Justice for EJ’ Protesters Are Organized and in It for the Long Haul

Hoover city officials have not been reacting just to the violence at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night and the protests that followed, they said, the incident also has brought to the forefront a longstanding need to look at issues of inclusion in the growing city.
The efforts to include minority voices in each phase of government and assure equity for all citizens began months back and “will continue regardless of the outcome of the state investigation of the shooting,” said Hoover city administrator Allan Rice. “This incident has compelled us to.” Read more.

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