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On Saturday, demonstrators knelt in front of Trump Hotel in Washington D.C. for a black lives unity march. They shouted "Hey hey, ho ho, racist Trump has got to go!" (Photo: @ajplus/Twitter)
A coalition of thousands flooded Washington, D.C.'s streets on Saturday with one goal: "to create a just and equitable future for communities of color and others harmed by white supremacy, so that we may all thrive together."
The coalition declares on its website that the March for Racial Justice "is a black and indigenous led multi-community movement united in our demands for racial equity and justice." The seek to reverse "laws, policies and practices that hasten inequality, dehumanize people of color and maintain white supremacy," and march "because as long as U.S. laws, policies, and practices remain steeped in white supremacy, basic human rights and civil rights for all--our universal and constitutional rights--will never be fully realized."
Participants in Saturday's march--also marketed as the March for Black Women--passed the Trump Hotel and the Department of Justice on their way to the National Mall, where a stage faced the Capitol Building for a racial justice rally. Meanwhile, more than a dozen sister marches took place across the country. The organizers selected Sept. 30 in honor of more than 100 black sharecroppers who were killed in 1919 for daring to organize and demand better pay from white plantation owners.
Many shared on social media photos and videos of their signs and speeches, which called out discrimination that people of color often still face in the United States but also celebrated efforts to raise awareness about inequality and injustice. They addressed issues such as mass incarceration, police brutality, the NFL's #TakeaKnee protests, and the ongoing congressional battle to craft permanent legislation modeled on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented immigrants.
\u201cFor the 35% of African-Americans that are incarcerated -Tiara #M4RJ #BlckLivesMatter\u201d— March4RacialJustice (@March4RacialJustice) 1506802811
Some of the POWERFUL signs today for the March for BlackWomen! #m4bw #m4rj #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/KKzkELcseZ
-- Bradley E. Williams (@B_RadWill) September 30, 2017
\u201c#WhyIMarch #M4RJ #TakeAKnee\u201d— March4RacialJustice (@March4RacialJustice) 1506805121
.@PPNYCAction and @PPFA are out here to march for Black women. #m4bw pic.twitter.com/KCeyt3y9jS
-- PP Black Community (@PPBlackComm) September 30, 2017
\u201cProtesters have reached Trump Hotel. \n\nYelling:\n"Shame!"\n"Donald Trump has got to go!"\n"Help Puerto Rico!"\n\n#M4RJ #M4BW\u201d— Eugene Daniels (@Eugene Daniels) 1506795044
\u201cThis spin on \u201cDespacito\u201d will have you wanting to get the clean #DreamAct passed \u201crapidito.\u201d #M4RJ\u201d— \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb (@\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb) 1506793081
\u201cHere as the #M4BW joins the #M4RJ https://t.co/a0XpVNhFvv\u201d— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) 1506789206
\u201cThousands flooding streets of DC & marching to the Dept. of Justice \u2013 b/c #BlackLivesMatter & #EveryBlackWoman deserves justice. #M4BW #M4RJ\u201d— Collin Rees (@Collin Rees) 1506793254
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A coalition of thousands flooded Washington, D.C.'s streets on Saturday with one goal: "to create a just and equitable future for communities of color and others harmed by white supremacy, so that we may all thrive together."
The coalition declares on its website that the March for Racial Justice "is a black and indigenous led multi-community movement united in our demands for racial equity and justice." The seek to reverse "laws, policies and practices that hasten inequality, dehumanize people of color and maintain white supremacy," and march "because as long as U.S. laws, policies, and practices remain steeped in white supremacy, basic human rights and civil rights for all--our universal and constitutional rights--will never be fully realized."
Participants in Saturday's march--also marketed as the March for Black Women--passed the Trump Hotel and the Department of Justice on their way to the National Mall, where a stage faced the Capitol Building for a racial justice rally. Meanwhile, more than a dozen sister marches took place across the country. The organizers selected Sept. 30 in honor of more than 100 black sharecroppers who were killed in 1919 for daring to organize and demand better pay from white plantation owners.
Many shared on social media photos and videos of their signs and speeches, which called out discrimination that people of color often still face in the United States but also celebrated efforts to raise awareness about inequality and injustice. They addressed issues such as mass incarceration, police brutality, the NFL's #TakeaKnee protests, and the ongoing congressional battle to craft permanent legislation modeled on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented immigrants.
\u201cFor the 35% of African-Americans that are incarcerated -Tiara #M4RJ #BlckLivesMatter\u201d— March4RacialJustice (@March4RacialJustice) 1506802811
Some of the POWERFUL signs today for the March for BlackWomen! #m4bw #m4rj #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/KKzkELcseZ
-- Bradley E. Williams (@B_RadWill) September 30, 2017
\u201c#WhyIMarch #M4RJ #TakeAKnee\u201d— March4RacialJustice (@March4RacialJustice) 1506805121
.@PPNYCAction and @PPFA are out here to march for Black women. #m4bw pic.twitter.com/KCeyt3y9jS
-- PP Black Community (@PPBlackComm) September 30, 2017
\u201cProtesters have reached Trump Hotel. \n\nYelling:\n"Shame!"\n"Donald Trump has got to go!"\n"Help Puerto Rico!"\n\n#M4RJ #M4BW\u201d— Eugene Daniels (@Eugene Daniels) 1506795044
\u201cThis spin on \u201cDespacito\u201d will have you wanting to get the clean #DreamAct passed \u201crapidito.\u201d #M4RJ\u201d— \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb (@\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb) 1506793081
\u201cHere as the #M4BW joins the #M4RJ https://t.co/a0XpVNhFvv\u201d— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) 1506789206
\u201cThousands flooding streets of DC & marching to the Dept. of Justice \u2013 b/c #BlackLivesMatter & #EveryBlackWoman deserves justice. #M4BW #M4RJ\u201d— Collin Rees (@Collin Rees) 1506793254
A coalition of thousands flooded Washington, D.C.'s streets on Saturday with one goal: "to create a just and equitable future for communities of color and others harmed by white supremacy, so that we may all thrive together."
The coalition declares on its website that the March for Racial Justice "is a black and indigenous led multi-community movement united in our demands for racial equity and justice." The seek to reverse "laws, policies and practices that hasten inequality, dehumanize people of color and maintain white supremacy," and march "because as long as U.S. laws, policies, and practices remain steeped in white supremacy, basic human rights and civil rights for all--our universal and constitutional rights--will never be fully realized."
Participants in Saturday's march--also marketed as the March for Black Women--passed the Trump Hotel and the Department of Justice on their way to the National Mall, where a stage faced the Capitol Building for a racial justice rally. Meanwhile, more than a dozen sister marches took place across the country. The organizers selected Sept. 30 in honor of more than 100 black sharecroppers who were killed in 1919 for daring to organize and demand better pay from white plantation owners.
Many shared on social media photos and videos of their signs and speeches, which called out discrimination that people of color often still face in the United States but also celebrated efforts to raise awareness about inequality and injustice. They addressed issues such as mass incarceration, police brutality, the NFL's #TakeaKnee protests, and the ongoing congressional battle to craft permanent legislation modeled on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented immigrants.
\u201cFor the 35% of African-Americans that are incarcerated -Tiara #M4RJ #BlckLivesMatter\u201d— March4RacialJustice (@March4RacialJustice) 1506802811
Some of the POWERFUL signs today for the March for BlackWomen! #m4bw #m4rj #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/KKzkELcseZ
-- Bradley E. Williams (@B_RadWill) September 30, 2017
\u201c#WhyIMarch #M4RJ #TakeAKnee\u201d— March4RacialJustice (@March4RacialJustice) 1506805121
.@PPNYCAction and @PPFA are out here to march for Black women. #m4bw pic.twitter.com/KCeyt3y9jS
-- PP Black Community (@PPBlackComm) September 30, 2017
\u201cProtesters have reached Trump Hotel. \n\nYelling:\n"Shame!"\n"Donald Trump has got to go!"\n"Help Puerto Rico!"\n\n#M4RJ #M4BW\u201d— Eugene Daniels (@Eugene Daniels) 1506795044
\u201cThis spin on \u201cDespacito\u201d will have you wanting to get the clean #DreamAct passed \u201crapidito.\u201d #M4RJ\u201d— \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb (@\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb) 1506793081
\u201cHere as the #M4BW joins the #M4RJ https://t.co/a0XpVNhFvv\u201d— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) 1506789206
\u201cThousands flooding streets of DC & marching to the Dept. of Justice \u2013 b/c #BlackLivesMatter & #EveryBlackWoman deserves justice. #M4BW #M4RJ\u201d— Collin Rees (@Collin Rees) 1506793254