George Floyd protests continue across the country for an 11th straight day with rain failing to stop thousands from hitting the streets in Washington, D.C. where a fortress-style fence is erected around the White House
- Protests across the country show no signs of slowing down, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets for an 11th straight day of demonstrations
- Protesters are calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism
- Rallies were largely peaceful, with powerful scenes playing out in multiple cities
- Activists marched in pouring rain down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC
- Thousands took a knee in Hermosa Beach, California; hundreds lay in front of the Orlando Police Department headquarters
Bad weather has failed to stop thousands of people from taking to the streets in Washington, D.C. as George Floyd protests continue across the country for an 11th consecutive day.
On Friday afternoon, demonstrators donned raincoats and propped up umbrellas alongside their placards as rain poured over the nation’s capital.
But despite the drenching, the protesters persisted in their calls for police reform and an end to systemic racism as they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Several stopped outside new fortress-style fencing erected around the front of the White House to savage President Trump and his reaction to their peaceful protests.
Meanwhile, there were powerful scenes in other cities across the country, with thousands turning out to take a knee in Hermosa Beach, California and demonstrators lying in front of the Orlando Police Department in Florida.
In Jackson, Mississippi outraged residents stood outside the state’s Capitol Building to protest the Attorney General’s recent decision to drop a manslaughter charge against a white officer who had been charged in the October 2015 shooting death of black man Ricky Ball.
WASHINGTON, DC: Bad weather failed to stop thousands of people from taking to the streets in Washington, D.C. on Friday for another day of protests over police brutality and systemic racism
WASHINGTON, DC: The protesters persisted in their calls for police reform and an end to systemic racism as they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue
WASHINGTON, DC: Demonstrators gather on 16th St. near Lafayette Park during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd
WASHINGTON, DC: Demonstrators donned raincoats and propped up umbrellas alongside their placards as rain poured over the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON, DC: Drenched demonstrators stopped outside new fortress-style fencing erected around the front of the White House to savage President Trump and his reaction to their peaceful protests
WASHINGTON, DC: Demonstrators lay in the middle of the street as they call for police reform and an end to systemic racism
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA: Protesters took a knee in Hermosa Beach during a Black Lives Matter rally in the coastal enclave
ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Protesters lie down in front of the Orlando Police Department on Friday as demonstrations continue in the city
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: Outraged residents stood outside the state’s Capitol Building to protest the Attorney General’s recent decision to drop a manslaughter charge against a white officer who had been charged in the October 2015 shooting death of black man Ricky Ball
Makayla Hendrick, 9, holds a protest sign as she prays during a protest on behalf of her late father, Ricky Ball, who was killed by a police officer in 2015