Today hundreds of activists in the #GeorgeFloydProtests managed to block both sides of 395 (5 lanes southbound, 4 lanes northbound) to protest police violence.
Some actually got out of their vehicles to participate, but one car was blocked by police as it tried to get through.
Some actually got out of their vehicles to participate, but one car was blocked by police as it tried to get through.
One woman argued with protesters, hoping to get by.
They explained it would take 8 minutes (the amount of time it took for George Floyd to be killed.)
"What about black on black crime?" she asked.
"What about shut the fuck up," they told her.
They explained it would take 8 minutes (the amount of time it took for George Floyd to be killed.)
"What about black on black crime?" she asked.
"What about shut the fuck up," they told her.
The protesters eventually left, allowing traffic to flow.
"The reason we must continue is that the entire world is watching Washington D.C.," said one participant. "If we stop now, we're saying that those people that died, that they died in vein."
"The reason we must continue is that the entire world is watching Washington D.C.," said one participant. "If we stop now, we're saying that those people that died, that they died in vein."
Organizer @KENNY_SWAY led the group peacefully back to the White House.
"This is what I want to do next. I really want to cause a lot of ruckus in these neighborhoods," he said of future protests. "Even if we gotta go to each neighborhood for 30 minutes to wake their ass up."
"This is what I want to do next. I really want to cause a lot of ruckus in these neighborhoods," he said of future protests. "Even if we gotta go to each neighborhood for 30 minutes to wake their ass up."
Earlier, @SeanBlackmon9 with the Party for Socialism and Liberation @pslweb spoke in front of St. John's about the violence two weeks ago tonight.
"They were shooting tear gas, pepper spray, all sorts of things to disrupt the demonstration," he said. "And they broke us up."
"They were shooting tear gas, pepper spray, all sorts of things to disrupt the demonstration," he said. "And they broke us up."
See my full, raw video of tonight's #GeorgeFloydProtest in Washington D.C.
As usual, all @N2Sreports footage available for license.
As usual, all @N2Sreports footage available for license.
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