Rain doesn't stop Sarasota-Manatee Black Lives Matter march

Protesters marched down Dr. Martin Luther King Way on June 6.

  • By Harry Sayer
  • | 11:54 p.m. June 6, 2020
  • Sarasota
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The Sarasota-Manatee Black Lives Matter Alliance and Rodney Mitchell Foundation braved the wind and rain during its march against police brutality June 6. 

Chanting protesters marched down Dr. Martin Luther King Way remembering George Floyd, Rodney Mitchell, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police violence. Despite gray clouds that eventually brought torrential rains, the assembled crowd pushed forward to University Parkway where they heard words from organizers, allies and spoken word poets concerning injustice and the need for change. 

Kenra Whyte laid out the plan for the crowd.
Kenra Whyte laid out the plan for the crowd.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Dontee Johnson, Robert Johnson and Robert Johnson Jr. came as a group.
Dontee Johnson, Robert Johnson and Robert Johnson Jr. came as a group.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Mac Gaudin yelled with the crowd.
Mac Gaudin yelled with the crowd.
Passing drivers showed their support.
Passing drivers showed their support.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Passing drivers showed their support.
Passing drivers showed their support.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Neighbors showed their support.
Neighbors showed their support.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Jovian Battis led the crowd to University Parkway.
Jovian Battis led the crowd to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Way to University Parkway.
Protestors pushed through the rain.
Protestors pushed through the rain.
Jovian Battis led the crowd to University Parkway.
Jovian Battis led the crowd to University Parkway.
Rebecca Hudgins cheered loudly.
Rebecca Hudgins cheered loudly.
Chase Fields kept dry.
Chase Fields kept dry.
Whit the Poet embraced a demonstrator.
Whit the Poet embraced a demonstrator.
Protestors pushed through the rain.
Protestors pushed through the rain.
Vishnu Muhundan listened to the presentation.
Vishnu Muhundan listened to the presentation.
Protestors pushed through the rain.
Protestors pushed through the rain.
Parker Williams held his hands up.
Parker Williams held his hands up.

 

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