At least 1,000 people showed up to show a local family, and each other, the power of community. Toting signs that proclaimed "No to intolerance, yes to diversity" and "Do not be silent Fight hate," and chanting "We are together!" the crowd flashed peace signs during a "love walk" organized via social media after Jamal Walker took to Facebook to express his sadness over a racist incident involving his son, Imani. According to Walker, on Tuesday afternoon Imani was walking down Mill Street in Grass Valley when a black car began to follow him. The three male occupants of the vehicle then began to harass Imani, yelling racial epithets while slowly driving next to him as he continued to walk down Mill Street and turned onto Main Street. Walker posted a video about the incident that had gotten more than 34,000 views by Friday afternoon.
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