CINCINNATI, Ohio — Sunday afternoon’s Black Lives Matter protest at Fountain Square was one of the largest ones in Cincinnati, welcoming well over a thousand people.
What You Need To Know
- Cincinnati had one of it’s largest Black Lives Matter protest at Fountain Square
- There were over a thousand protesters
- Protesters are asking to end racism and create equality
- Cincinnati Police Department says no one was arrested during the protest
One of those protesters was 10-year-old Siryan Harkness, who spent time earlier that day making his no justice, no peace sign at Washington Park.
He says he wanted to participate in the protest to help—
“Police to stop being racist and stop killing us and especially black people,” said Harkness.
And he says peacefully protesting is the only way to go.
“You can march, but breaking into people’s businesses doesn’t mean anything because they didn’t do anything,” he said.
Just like Harkness, Lauren Carr says she is tired of seeing police brutality and inequality and wants to see something being done.
“It’s an important thing to find that equity,” said Lauren Carr, protester. “Not just the equality, but that equity for everyone”
And for people here, the message is about even more than that. During these stressful times, community members and ministry leaders stressed the importance of unity and supporting black businesses. That is something Carr says she would like to see happen.
“I hope that the protest here and around the world lead to systematic change,” said Carr. “Again, it’s not going to happen overnight but we need to wake some people up and get them moving.”
The Cincinnati Police Department says no one was arrested during this protest.
