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Mayor discusses protests that rocked San Antonio

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Mayor Ron Nirenberg

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Police Chief William McManus talk with host T.J. Mayes about how San Antonio's handling daily downtown protests over the death of a black man in police custody last week in Minnesota.

Reporters Joey Palacios of Texas Public Radio and Emilie Eaton of the San Antonio Express News detail first-hand experiences covering a protest as it turned violent, and Kimiya Factory explains why she organized the first downtown protest last week.

We also talk with downtown business owners Uchennaya and Christian Ogba on how their business is being affected by the protests, and Express News columnist Gilbert Garcia gives an overview of how the press is covering these weeks of racial strife and protests.

On The Record airs at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.

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