‘Stay in the streets’: Organizers gather at LA City Hall to continue work born out of George Floyd’s death
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Demonstrators march the streets of downtown Los Angeles chanting, "Say his name, George Floyd," May 25, 2021.
Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for KCRW.
Activists gathered at LA City Hall today to honor George Floyd, who was murdered last year by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
“Stay in the streets” was the theme of the rally, as activists pressed for more action on defunding police and transforming the criminal justice system.
A demonstrator in downtown Los Angeles holds a sign that says, “Fund services, not police,” May 25, 2021. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for KCRW.