People are taking to the streets of Washington Saturday for what is expected to be a large protest, a continuation of days of demonstrations in the city and across the U.S. over the death of an African American man who died after being restrained by a white policeman. The chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, Peter Newsham, said authorities “anticipate numbers that are larger than any of the numbers that we’ve seen to this point.”
Thousands Swarm Streets of Washington to Protest Police Brutality, Racism
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Demonstrators walk on Pennsylvania Avenue as they protest, June 6, 2020, in Washington.
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Anti-racism protesters on the streets of Washington, DC, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo: Carolyn Presutti / VOA )
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Police watch people protesting against police brutality and racism on the streets of Washington, DC, June 6, 2020. (Photo: Carolyn Presutti / VOA)
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TiMia White of Washington, right, dances as she protests June 6, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd.
