Patrisse Cullors - Deadline "Los Angeles’ Fairfax Protest: The Peaceful & Inspiring Demonstration You Didn’t See, And First-Hand Accounts Of the Aftermath That Played Out On TV"

Deadline | June 3, 2020

“Pan Pacific Park is located in a family-friendly area of Los Angeles, filled with local shops and across the street from Park La Brea known for being home to Angeleno newbies. Right next door to the park is The Grove, an outdoor mall that is adjacent the iconic Original Farmers Market, an L.A. institution that attracts locals and tourists alike. The area is fairly lively on a regular basis, but on May 30, 2020, the park served as a location that was part of a bigger movement for the protection of Black lives.

As the nation and the world reeled from the death of George Floyd as well as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others due to police brutality and racism,thousands gathered in the park that Saturday to peacefully mourn their deaths and fight against racism. I was one of them. It was a call for change to systemic racism and its historical unjust treatment of the Black community.”

Follow the link above to read more about the protest in Los Angeles.

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