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Police chief, civil rights group to discuss community policing

Newtown Florist Club executive director Rose Johnson leads a crowd gathered Monday, June 1, 2020, in song as hundreds gather in Gainesville in reaction to the death of George Floyd and the issues of police brutality and systemic racism. - photo by Scott Rogers

06022020 RALLY 6.jpg — Newtown Florist Club executive director Rose Johnson leads a crowd gathered Monday, June 1, 2020, in song as hundreds gather in Gainesville in reaction to the death of George Floyd and the issues of police brutality and systemic racism. - photo by Scott Rogers

To know how to police a community is to know the history, culture and lived experiences of the community, the Rev. Rose Johnson said.