BOSTON — Hundreds protested Saturday evening with a march that shut down streets all over Cambridge, starting in Central Square.
The crowd stopped at times to take a knee or lay down in the middle of the street for a moment of silence honoring George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, both innocent people recently killed by police.
The rally started in the pouring rain, but those thunderstorms didn’t stop the group of protesters from taking to the streets with their message.
Many of them saying this is not an attack on police.
“It’s more so to handle the injustices that are going on with the police officers that aren’t upholding the civic duties that they’re supposed to be doing,” said Eason Sparkman-Wilson, who attended the protest.
Holding signs that read “Black Lives Matter” this protest remained peaceful as they marched through Cambridge and into Somerville for more than two hours.
A police escort kept them safe from traffic.
“You can feel the energy, you can feel the vibes, you learn more, you talk to different people, you get their experiences, just like they got to hear my experience, and I’m hearing other people’s experiences, people I may not have ever met,” said Sparkman-Wilson.
People in this crowd say they’re trying to do whatever they can to see a real change.
“Over the past few days I’ve been absorbing every online resource possible and reading as much as I can, and talking with my family about it,” said Abby Jarcho, a high school student who lives in Cambridge. “Making sure when me and my friends get out into the world, we’ll be very intentional about making sure there’s space for people of color.”
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