An organizer told a reporter Sunday protests were moving into areas of privilege, saying “they need to know our pain.'
As protests continue across America following the death of George Floyd, in many cities the geography of those protests has changed a bit, as downtown unrest has been replaced with peaceful marches through suburbs and upscale urban neighborhoods, that in at least one case has even spurred a new chant—“no justice, no peace, no brunch.”... [+]
Hollywood talent agencies march to support Black Lives Matter protests on June 06, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Sunday marked the 13th straight day of protests following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer held his knee against Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.
Floyd’s death—which was filmed—brought widespread outrage about police brutality against African-Americans, with protests erupting in cities across the country that in many cases turned violent.marches over the past few days, which organizers in some areas have decided to move out of downtown business districts and into more white, affluent residential areas.
Protesters chanted “no justice, no peace, no brunch" in the trendy Hyde Park and SoHo neighborhoods of Tampa on Sunday, while protests were also held in areas like the Homewood neighborhood of Chicago, the Buckhead area of Atlanta and the Miami Lakes suburb in south Florida—all among the more upscale neighborhoods in their respective metropolitan areas.
The push behind moving protests to suburbs and upscale neighborhoods is because those are seen as areas of privilege and wealth, one of the Tampa organizers said Sunday, telling a reporter “they need to know our pain."Protests have largely remained peaceful over the past few days after tensions reached a fever pitch last weekend as scenes of violent clashes with police and looting played out in cities across the U.S.
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