Over the weekend, thousands of people gathered in the District, as well as parts of Northern Virginia, to peacefully protest police brutality and pay respects to George Floyd. From teenagers walking hand in hand down the newly instated Black Lives Matter Way to four-legged friends showing their support, here’s what the day looked like through images.
Say their names! They did not have to die but we will help their legacy live! Say their names! What will you after all the march energy has died down? Say their names! Change is going to come! #BlackLivesMatter #Arlingtonprotest #protest #unitedwecan #arlingtonpeacefulprotest pic.twitter.com/tp9etGn2B3
— Lande.🇿🇦 (@yolande_kwinana) June 6, 2020
In Arlington, an estimated 3,300 people participated in various marches and protests in Arlington on Saturday, according to ARLnow, with some later moving into DC to join more than 10,000 demonstrators in the nation’s capital.
Protestors took to the streets of Clarendon, just steps away from boarded-up businesses, carrying signs and chanting “No justice, no peace!”
You awake? Here’s the view from space. https://t.co/w2LETH7pWE
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) June 6, 2020
In preparation for the peaceful protests in DC on Saturday, June 6, Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a large street banner reading “Black Lives Matter,” leading directly to the White House. On the morning of the affair, Bowser retweeted the banner’s radiant glow in space.
Although protests in the nation’s capital got worldwide attention, protests and demonstrations were also held and highly attended in Manassas over the past 10 days.
Die in at the #DefundThePolice street mural at 14th & Penn Ave in #DC @PoPville @dcist @CNN @abcnews @nbcwashington #georgefloyd #blm #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/wvDtry66Vt
— dcitty (@dcitty) June 7, 2020
In Washington, DC, streets were closed to vehicles, giving protestors the chance to paint the roads with words of hope, wisdom and justice.
In Clarendon, some protesters carried signs in Spanish, showing solidarity with the Black community.
“We need a voice against racism, we need many voices against racism and against brutality,” Sen. Mitt Romney said. “We need to stand up and say, ‘Black lives matter’” https://t.co/wMctZ4K8uE
— TIME (@TIME) June 8, 2020
Business owners, celebrities and politicians, including Sen. Mitt Romney, joined Black Lives Matter Protesters in Washington, DC on Saturday.
Even four-legged friends showed their support at this weekend’s protests, carrying signs or just wagging their tails along the route.
#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/eaZCBtoVr5
— Julian Gressel (@JulianGressel) June 7, 2020
On Sunday, June 7, DC Washington, D.C.’s Major League Soccer Team the D.C. United took to Audi Field to paint “I can’t breathe” in big red letters in honor of the week-long protests over George Floyd’s death. Here, midfielder Julian Gressel poses while working on the final product.
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