A determined and peaceful crowd rallied Friday morning near the city’s historic Old Water Tower. A similar protest occurred a year ago after the release of a video showing a white police officer shooting black teen Laquan McDonald.

Kofi Ademola leads Black Lives Matter Chicago. He bemoaned that a year later investigations are underway into two police shootings of black men in the past three weeks — including one Wednesday.

Speakers criticized Mayor Rahm Emanuel and President-elect Donald Trump in the same breath before marching and chanting down Michigan Avenue.

Activists seek an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council. City officials plan a non-elected citizen oversight board.