San Gabriel Valley Residents Show Support for Black Lives Matter in Multi-city Demonstrations
4:38 PM PDT on June 10, 2020
Protesters marching at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Pomona on June 7, 2020. More than 200 people came out for the afternoon march. Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog LA
The city of Los Angeles has captured most of the focus for its multiple Black Lives Matter protests, and rightly so with the sheer number of people alone that have come out almost on an almost daily basis. Yet, leaving the city boundaries and heading east, the San Gabriel Valley has seen sustained actions around the region in an area that doesn't often see this kind of activism.
Many of the actions have either been walks using only the sidewalk, while others have taken over whole intersections. Pasadena's Black Lives Matter march started a block party at the intersection of Colorado and Fair Oaks; West Covina's march took over an overpass over the Interstate 10.
There's also been a handful of social media accounts that have started to consolidate actions throughout the region, including SGV Progressive Action and Pomona Protests.
Here's a rundown of a few actions that took place this past week. If you've been to a march in the region, please share your experience in the comments.
Now on to the protest in Pomona. There's about a good 150+ people out for this one and they're taking over one side of the street. pic.twitter.com/feDWy8dIZW
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