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The Human Rights Campaign described anti-transgender violence as an "epidemic" in November 2019. On May 27 — just two days after the death of George Floyd — Tony McDade, a Black transgender man, was killed by Tallahassee Police.
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The Human Rights Campaign described anti-transgender violence as an "epidemic" in November 2019. On May 27 — just two days after the death of George Floyd — Tony McDade, a Black transgender man, was killed by Tallahassee Police.
Protesters gathered in the parking lot next to the Amtrak station, before blocking off West Main Street.
Popular songs drew people to the center of the street to dance together.
Virginia has an especially complicated history with institutional racism — in 1619, enslaved laborers taken from Africa first reached Point Comfort. Now, Charlottesville and other cities throughout the Commonwealth are reconsidering the legacies that are honored through Confederate war monuments and other insensitive representations.
Sage Smith, a Black transgender woman, was last seen at this location in November 2012. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
June is officially recognized as Pride Month in remembrance of the Stonewall riots which occurred in June 1969.
Participants were proudly waving signs while dancing together in the street.
Following the murder of Floyd at the hands of police, the Charlottesville community has continued to come out and show solidarity with the Black community through a series of demonstrations.
The gathering was part of a series of protests promoting the Black Lives Matter Movement in Charlottesville, which have gained traction along with nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
People brought Pride flags and homemade signs to demonstrate their support.
Citizens around the world have taken to the streets to protest against police brutality and systemic racism and to gather support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Reconocemos el poder del periodismo y el privilegio que tenemos al poder usar nuestra plataforma para elevar voces y narrativas Negras”.
Led by a group of local Black women, hundreds of community members gathered in the John Paul Jones Arena parking lot Saturday evening as part of the Defund the Police Block Party and Noise Demonstration