Jared Ivey, who helped kick off the #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER rally, on why he’s here
Moving down W Franklin now, chanting say his name, I can’t breathe, #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER
Supporters posted outside of the @RTDNEWS
Call for white bodies to the front
“Why are we here? LOVE!” #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER
Jared Ivey reminds the crowd work doesn’t end w/one march
.@RTDNEWS photo editor James Wallace, L, at the intersection of Grace & 8th 
Crowd reacts to police gathered behind barricades/fence at the capitol
Crowd, faced w/police behind fence, sits for 9 mins in honor of George Floyd #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER
A woman holding a painting of Floyd is called to the front while organizers read off names of people killed by police
Organizers tell the crowd to educate themselves about history that goes untold
Some words for the police before pivoting to walk toward the monuments
Moving slowly up Grace Street now, more stopping and starting. The size of the crowd at this #BlackLivesMatter rally has ballooned from original group at Monroe Park
Helicopters overhead as the organizers work to control pacing, counsel calm
Back to Monroe Park, where we started. Organizers still calling for calm. Right after this: “Why are we here? Love.”
As the #BlackLivesMatter protest pivots toward the monuments, the @ACLU hits my inbox
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1266553313266368518?s=20https://t.co/aP3uHhPyDl
Twitter is being buggy, we’ve been here about 10 mins and the crowd still arriving, w/less than an hour to go before the mandated curfew kicks in
Organizers talking about the #BlackLivesMatter movement
We’ve moved on to the next monument. Shouting “no justice, no peace, f these racist ass police!”
The police have arrived ahead of curfew
They’re launching tear gas
There was no verbal warning of any kind before the tear gas was launched well ahead of curfew
“We have no guns.”
“Where is your heart?”
Things have deescalated here, cruisers speeding off in other directions
Crowd came back and a man peed on the monument. Marching again.
Phone’s at 4 percent. The air stings. Crowd screaming hands up don’t shoot. Stay safe, y’all.
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