It was a big day and a small day for the #BlackLivesMatter movement. At a forum on criminal justice reform Thursday, President Obama insisted that the movement be taken seriously, especially given our history as a society. The hashtag even enjoyed a coveted appearance in an official White House tweet recapping the president’s remarks.
There’s no question that Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony ruled the day, though, overshadowing the president’s forum as well as the Oct. 22 #NationalDayOfProtest. The official website #BlackLivesMatter activists used to coordinate their activities shows protests and marches scheduled in just about every state, but tracking down media coverage is a challenge.
The march in Los Angeles looked cozy in comparison to previous protests.
A very small crowd is shaping up in front of LAPD for the #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/0VfFpiZ0Tc
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
The crowd is rallying at LAPD by chanting the names of Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, etc… #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/EidK3Rl3GQ
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
Stay away from #downtownla #blacklivesmatter protesters on the streets. We're on it! @myfoxla #studio11 pic.twitter.com/fa0fHiAlLy
— christina gonzalez (@cgfox11) October 22, 2015
So far so good #blacklivesmatter March downtown going smoothly @myfoxla pic.twitter.com/oMLwydKQZe
— christina gonzalez (@cgfox11) October 22, 2015
This is the first we’ve heard of a protest “going smoothly.”
And the crowd is now marching. #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/iWOIqpDthQ
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
Yes, he said “crowd” again.
Police brutality march through Los Angeles to cause rolling closures https://t.co/zLIsGakHpQ #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/KKgyg0SLFZ
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) October 23, 2015
"Indict, convict, send the killer cops to jail. The whole damn system is guilty as hell." #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/j345H0XuhF
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
Protesters make their way through skid row. #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/S9K0u6aHlY
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
Interesting signage.#NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/Fp9Zz0tKua
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
People join in on the protests in skid row. #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/rcDHBEwOlL
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
The numbers protesters grow in size. #RiseUpOctober #NationalDayofProtest pic.twitter.com/WoFUYDDlGH
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) October 22, 2015
Now this is a crowd. It’s also a photo of the 2011 march, not today’s.
#NationalDayofProtest #PoliceBrutality #AllAroundTheWorldSameSong pic.twitter.com/FSWm7ajo8l
— Sista Dee Barnes?✊?? (@sistadbarnes) October 23, 2015
Fortunately, someone in St. Paul remembered to bring a camera.
#NationalDayofProtest against police brutality in St.Paul #NotOneMore pic.twitter.com/CaiiFKgUg2
— Lucky (@mosaicgraffiti) October 23, 2015
#NationalDayofProtest against police brutality! #NativeLivesMatter #PhillQuinn pic.twitter.com/hdURrdhCGf
— Lucky (@mosaicgraffiti) October 23, 2015
The streets might have been relatively quiet today, but that doesn’t mean the #BlackLivesMatter movement hasn’t been heard in Washington, D.C.
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