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Dozens march outside Catholic Diocese of Lansing

Michael Lynn III, right, and Kabbash Richards, left, start the kneeling protest outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. Lynn and Richards were two of the original four that knelt during a Lansing Catholic football game last year. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic schools.
Michael Lynn III, right, and Kabbash Richards, left, start the kneeling protest outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. Lynn and Richards were two of the original four that knelt during a Lansing Catholic football game last year. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic schools.
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Rev. Karl Pung, left, prays with protesters on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic schools.
Rev. Karl Pung, left, prays with protesters on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic schools.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protest organizer Paul Torok, right, talks with Rev. Karl Pung, left, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protest organizer Paul Torok, right, talks with Rev. Karl Pung, left, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protesters march in front of St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protesters march in front of St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
A protester holds a United States flag while marching in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
A protester holds a United States flag while marching in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michael Lynn Jr., father of Michael Lynn III, protests on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Michael Lynn Jr., father of Michael Lynn III, protests on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic schools.
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic schools.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protesters march in front of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing and St. Mary Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Protest organizer Paul Torok marches outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Protest organizer Paul Torok marches outside the Catholic Diocese of Lansing on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in downtown Lansing. More than 150 attended the protest in response to months of controversy surrounding kneeling protests at local Catholic Schools.Ê
Nick King/Lansing State Journal