Black pastors’ rally outside Arbery’s trial

Brunswick: Hundreds of pastors both rallied and prayed at the Georgia courthouse where three white men are on trial in the killing of Ahmed Arbery, gathering in response to a defense lawyer’s bid to keep Black ministers out of the courtroom.

As testimony resumed inside the Glynn County courthouse, with its four huge columns, arched windows and shaded lawn, a group of mostly Black ministers gathered outside a sea of dark suits and white collars. Many carried signs reading, Black pastors matter, and some wore buttons with Arbery’s picture and the hashtag they were using for the case, #JusticeForAhmaud. A vendor sold T-shirts under one tent while a woman under another offered water and snacks and asked people to put donations in a pickle jar.