Demonstrators flooded New York City's streets , swarming the NYPD headquarters and demanding an end to
racial injustices across America. More than 50,000 individuals joined the
protests, according to some estimates.
“For over three hours we marched throughout
Manhattan with the survivors of police brutality and homicide," said
Synead Nichols, who founded the event, Millions March NYC, in a statement.
Tens
of thousands of others joined similar demonstrations throughout the nation
Saturday, including in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver and an
equally-massive rally in Washington, D.C.
"They marched because their sons and daughters
will never be able to march again,” Nichols added. "Together we peacefully
demonstrated that NYC, and people in cities across the country, will not stand
for a police system that shoots to kill with no accountability. This is only
the beginning.”
The Huffington Post's Emily Kassie captured
photographs of the action in New York.
Take a look below:
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