4 busted at Black Lives rally
March through B’klyn
Four people were arrested Saturday afternoon during a Black Lives Matter march in Brooklyn attended by actress Susan Sarandon.
The Academy Awardwinning performer was among 120 protesters who marched from Barclays Center to Borough Hall.
“If my son goes out with a hoodie on, he’s not afraid and I’m not worried,” Sarandon told The Post. “That’s not the same for others.”
“We don’t act as if black lives matter,” she added.
Marchers toted signs reading: “Silence=Violence” and “White Silence is Violent.”
One woman carried a sign listing the final words of Eric Garner, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Alton Sterling and other black men who died following interactions with police.
Police had no details late Saturday on what charges would be brought against the arrested protesters.
Before the march started, a middle-aged man standing outside Barclays Center chastised the protesters, shouting, “That’s not right! Stop blaming the police!”
The march was the latest in a series of protests over how African-Americans are treated by police.
More than two dozen protesters from a group called Black Youth Project 100 also stormed the Police Benevolent Association headquarters in the Financial District on Wednesday. Several protesters chained themselves to the building’s security turnstiles.
The protests come in the wake of high-profile killings by police and two massacres of police officers.
Five officers were killed by a gunman in Dallas during a Black Lives Matter protest on July 7. Three cops were killed and three wounded in Baton Rouge, La., on July 17.