Black Lives Matter—June 2020
Unfinished History
Billboard altered on corner of Bryant and 24th Streets in the Mission.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Art exploded across the Bay Area on boarded up shops and restaurants. This mural was painted at Fell and Divisadero.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
As protests erupted across the U.S. in the wake of the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, San Francisco also hit the streets. This video captures but a tiny fraction of the enormous outpouring of anger and protest that spilled across the City and the Bay Area more broadly. Here is footage of the June 3 protest organized by high school students at Mission High School, followed by June 5's George Floyd Memorial Ride done in Critical Mass style, and finally on June 10 thousands of skateboarders gathered on Twin Peaks to "Bomb Hills 4 Black Lives" and this footage was captured at Market and 15th Streets as they poured by... Check out the chant of "Quit Your Job" as the protesters surround the Mission Police Station...
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The following images are from the June 3, 2020 protest called by Mission High School students and attended by apx. 20,000 people.
Photos: Chris Carlsson
The next batch of photos is from the June 5 George Floyd Memorial Ride.
The ride halted at Castro and Market for a flurry of speeches and performances.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
