Chicago Ave. and E 38th St. in Minneapolis, Minnesota
"DENVER — Ever since people across the country began pouring into the streets to protest police violence, Dakota Patton has driven two hours each day to rally on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol. He has given up his gig jobs delivering food and painting houses. He is exhausted. But he has no plans to leave. ... As Monday marks two full weeks since the first protest sparked by the killing of George Floyd, the massive gatherings for racial justice across the country and now the world have achieved a scale and level of momentum not seen in decades. And they appear unlikely to run out anytime soon. Streets and public plazas are filled with people who have scrapped weekend plans, canceled meetings, taken time off from work and hastily called babysitters. ..."
NY Times
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A protester holds up a sign showing a fist and reading “Black Lives Matter” during a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the US Embassy on June 5, 2020, in Vienna, Austria.
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