Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Riverside on Monday afternoon to call for justice in the death of George Floyd and others killed by police.
Mothers stood alongside daughters, young people danced, and students handed out water bottles and masks.
“My family and I are tired of this, and this is one way to stand up, by peacefully protesting,” he said.Christiana Ellis, 15, and her mother, Sherry Morton, 51, came to the protest together. Morton carried a sign that said: “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” Her daughter said Morton constantly worries about her safety and that of her family.
“After all these years, you become a part of the community, and you serve the community,” Moore said. “This all is unsettling. I’ve been there for a long time and have weathered many storms, but between COVID and this, I feel things are so out of control, I just don’t know if we’ll make it. Everybody is praying for survival through this, only to have something like this threaten you right on the heels of that.
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