A peace walk was held in Compton on Sunday. Thousands attended, including Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan, marching from Gateway Towne Center to Compton City Hall.
Straddled atop their horses, the much-heralded Compton Cowboys joined a lively caravan of motorcycles, cars, trucks and hundreds of sign-waving protesters on foot. The boisterous but peaceful caravan began its noon-time parade at the Gateway Towne Center and slowly wound its way around the city of Compton.
“It feels good,” she said. “I grew up in a home where it was being proud of who we are, and representing our heritage and understanding the things that come with it.”The mood of the march was upbeat, a mix of black and community pride and anger at the death of Floyd and the men and women who came before him. People chanted and played drums. They brought their children, parents, aunts and uncles.
Paul Cannon, 48, of La Puente was visiting a friend when the march went by. He said it was a beautiful sight to see people coming out to protest.
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