Rally against racism in Baltimore City

Rally against racism in Baltimore City

GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS.LAST NIGHT'S PROTESTS INBALTIMORE CITY ONCE AGAINSTAYED RELATIVELY PEACEFUL.WMA━2 NEWS' ERIN MACPHERSONJOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWNBALTIMORE━ WHERE PEOPLEGATHERED LAST NIGHT.

ERIN?PEOPLE MARCHED IN THE STREETSHOLDING SIGNS AND CHANTING━AND GATHERED AS A GROUP HEREOUTSIDE CITY HALL LIKE THEYFOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.MANY PROTESTORS FOCUSES ONMAKING CHANGE AND NOT CREATINGCHAOS.

WE EVEN CAUGHT THISVIDEO OF OFFICERS WALKINGALONGSIDE PROTESTORS THROUGHTHE CITY STREETS━ AS PEOPLESHOUT GEORGE FLOYD'S NAME ONREPEAT.

YOU CAN SEE THEOFFICERS DISPERSED THROUGHOUTTHE CROWD━ AND AT ONE POINTTHEY ALL STOP AND KNEELTOGETHER.

ONE OFFICER EVENSAID TO OUR CREW━ ONCE YOUTAKE OUR UNIFORM OFF, WE'REHUMAN JUST LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE━ AND IF WE CAN SHOW EACHOTHER MORE HUMANITY WE'LL BEIN A BETTER PLACE.

EARLIER INTHE DAY THERE WAS A PROTEST INROLAND PARK━ A TEACHER ANDFATHER REACHED OUT TO HISCOMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER SNDHUNDREDS SHOWED UP.

LatishaCobb// Resident15:46:2━15:46:34“Having 3black sons I need them to knowthat their mom is willing tomake the sacrifice to stand upfor what they believe in”Todd Wade// Organizer15:38:3━15:38:43“Whilefamilies we donrace with our kids and Imade it a point to constantlytalk about race, gender,sexuality and all of thatstuff with my kids” THISGROUP MARCHED TOGETHER AND AT5:21━ THEY KNEELED INSILENCE FOR NINE MINUTES━ THESAME AMOUNT OF TIME THEOFFICER HELD DOWN GEORGEFLOYD.

THERE MORE PROTESTSPLANNED FOR TODAY━ A BLACKLIVES MATTER PEACEFUL PROTESTIN BEL AIR AT 1 O'CLOCK ANDANOTHER AT FRANKLIN HIGHSCHOOL IN BALTIMORE COUNTY AT4.

LIVE FROM CITY HALL━ EMAC