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Anna Leachman

Francisco Serrano, a candidate for Bowling Green City Commissioner, speaks to the crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Circus Square Park on Sept. 26, 2020. Serrano included a personal connection in his speech by sharing that his little cousin was hit by a car and killed on March 30, 2016. She was struck in the same spot that a 5-year-old Black child was hit and killed in the 80s. His mother fought tirelessly to have a stoplight placed in that location but to no avail. โ€œChange did not happen for their family and for this community,โ€ Serrano said. โ€œAt the end of the day these are our lives we are fighting for.