EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – New York, Washington and Minneapolis are among the major cities across the country where protests against police violence have made national headlines, but big cities are not alone – small town-America is protesting, too. A north St. Louis native, Ay Quanzo, 23, carried a sign at the busy intersection of Highway 13 and Business 50 in Warrensburg that stated: “1 Race: The Human Race.” “I just want equality for all,” Quanzo, a black rap artist, said. “I believe in Black Lives Matter, but I also believe … America needs to unify. Some police officers be trippin’. It’s not 1965 no more – it’s not 1985; it’s 2020.” Quanzo said he tries to show respect for everyone, including those with whom he disagrees in far-right groups. Violence led many of his friends to wind up dead or in prison, Quanzo said. “I’ve got 20 friends in the system, 20 “I’ve got 20 friends in the system, 20 friends in the ground that are dead. I’ll never be able to see them again. They can’t take…