Chants of “no more kings” echoed through downtown Newark as more than 700 people carrying black-and-white placards and handmade signs filled the plaza at the Lincoln Statue on Springfield Avenue.
The crowd gathered Saturday for a “No Kings” rally and march, according to protest organizer Larry Adams.
“We wanted to stand with the 9 million like-minded outraged folks across the country,” said Adams, 72, a retired postal worker who lives in Montclair. “We’re fed up with Trump’s immoral and illegal wars on Iran and Venezuela; threats on Cuba; wrecking the economy for working people and trashing our democratic rights.”…