"I'm here today to celebrate Juneteenth. For me, it's my first direct participation in celebrating Juneteenth, and it's also my first protest ever." — Edna Otuomagie, graduate student. (Photo: Joe Hill/VICE News)
"I came from Bed Stuy and I drove to Park Slope and then we walked all the way here cause we were trying to find the protests." — Camille A., a college student. (Photo: Joe Hill/VICE News)
“I don’t think it’s going to stop anytime soon,” said the 18-year-old college student, who declined to use her last name. “People are fed up.”The marchers banged drums in tune to chants of “How do you spell racist? NYPD!” and “Say her name! Breonna Taylor!” Dozens of police officers lined the crowd, watching warily. A helicopter whirred overhead.“I don’t think it’s going to stop anytime soon. People are fed up.”
New Yorkers gather to paint "Black Lives Matter" across a street in the Bronx, New York on June 19, 2020. (Photo: Joe Hill/VICE News)
New Yorkers gather to paint "Black Lives Matter" across a street in the Bronx, New York on June 19, 2020. (Photo: Joe Hill/VICE News)