About 30 minutes out? But what if the interstate happens to be blocked by a parade of #BlackLivesMatter protesters? Oh, that’s right. They won’t start the march until you get there.
The first anniversary of the death of Michael Brown was observed in Ferguson, Mo., in part by a replay of the events of last year. Agitators “near” the Michael Brown events blocked streets, lobbed frozen water bottles and rocks at police, mugged a reporter and sent him to the hospital with a concussion, and looted small businesses — in some cases businesses that rebuilt after being broken into and looted last year.
This weekend it was time to take the #BlackLivesMatter message to Washington in an event deemed #BlackoutDC.
Today. #blackoutDC Lafayette Park NW DC 2pm. Wear ya all black. pic.twitter.com/KVrs2SNrkB
— #NoDAPL Resistance (@NoDAPL_) August 15, 2015
"When the color of your skin is seen as a weapon, you will never be seen as unarmed." #BlackLivesMatter #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/MrNszdZme8
— Taylor Griffin (@Tay_Griffin14) August 15, 2015
Our organizers #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/M9aDhAlzFy
— Jingle Bell Leo (@butchvai) August 15, 2015
#BlackoutDC marched through the streets of DC today all the way to the #CapitolHill #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/GhSwnixa1V
— Paulina Leonovich (@Polly_evro) August 15, 2015
#BlackoutDC telling it how it is. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/edzS6MOAWa
— Rachel Wilcox (@Rachel_D_Best) August 15, 2015
And @deray just arrived #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/itWhYj9N1r
— … (@UnToldCarlisle) August 15, 2015
Taking the whitehouse #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/JXpTyX21wo
— … (@UnToldCarlisle) August 15, 2015
Wow, protesters have taken over the sidewalk? If the president weren’t in Martha’s Vineyard today playing golf with Bill Clinton, the Secret Service might be slightly more concerned.
#BlackoutDC chinatown shut down pic.twitter.com/OjzdMNSuhk
— … (@UnToldCarlisle) August 15, 2015
And now it’s time to turn this into a real protest action by shutting down the highway.
Shutting down the highway. #BlackoutDC # blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/wEYreKrl5Y
— Taylor Griffin (@Tay_Griffin14) August 15, 2015
“@UnToldCarlisle: #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/YUeU4wUZKu” I-395 only way into DC shut down.
— American Woman (@gonnasetyoufree) August 15, 2015
#BlackoutDC shutting down I-395 pic.twitter.com/bW77gZWYnq
— Mikol Enby ? (@MikolEnby) August 15, 2015
Shutting down 95. #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/WEFhJCfvQf
— #RIPBassemMasri ? (@Delo_Taylor) August 15, 2015
#BlackoutDC BACKED UP 395 N & S, 4 ramps, 4 lanes above tunnel @JanelleMonae DC ALL THE WAY TURNT #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/2evkuWYzpt
— April Goggans (@agoggans) August 15, 2015
#BlackoutDC has made it to the Capitol. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/IczQ3DI2DG
— Ben Cushing (@bmcushing) August 15, 2015
DC Capital police have snipers on the steps. #BlackoutDC pic.twitter.com/aRgC2c96nD
— Kwame Rose (@kwamerose) August 15, 2015
Little man out here representing #BlackoutDC ? pic.twitter.com/C9xgJG1RXL
— LEAHVERMONT (@leahvermontxox) August 15, 2015
Today we shut down DC and brought out Janelle Monae & Jidenna #BlackOutDC #KnowUs pic.twitter.com/vz71of9m1b
— El Jefe (@alexr856) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/RaytheActivist/status/632683646680461312
Me: I need to be at #BlackoutDC
Mom: you have the whole school year to be protesting, so no.— Phillip Jackson (@phillej_) August 15, 2015
Today with #BlackoutDC was beautiful, I can't think of any better word.
— Tyler Evans (@tylerevansokay) August 15, 2015
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