Hundreds of protesters in Miami gathered at the Torch of Friendship in solidarity with a national uprising in Colombia, against corruption, inequality, and police violence. Demonstrators called for the end of US arms sales to the Colombian military and the halting of support to the nation's operations.
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Around 25 protesters took to the streets of Miami to demand justice for Ma'Khia Bryant, a Black 16-year-old shot and killed by police in Columbus. Demonstrators blocked traffic on Biscayne Boulevard before engaging with the city police chief and clearing the area.
Dozens of protesters in Miami took to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man who was shot and killed by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. Despite a large police buildup at the demonstration with officers on bikes trailing the crowd, no confrontations occurred.
Protesters in Miami participated in the weekly South Beach March for Black Lives, traveling through the city's island coastline.
Dozens of protesters in Ft. Lauderdale marched in Las Olas against a law proposed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, which is seen by many as repressive due to its possible legalization of running over protesters who are blocking roads, and making participating in an unlawful assembly a felony. Protesters marched to a local jail, banging pots and pans and chanting slogans to the inmates who banged on their windows in support.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Brickell City Center in Miami to protest against Florida Governor DeSantis' riot bill, demanding the end of the law that could penalize participating in an unlawful assembly as a felony, and could also pardon drivers who run over protesters blocking a road.
15 protesters gathered in front of the entrance to the Krome Detention Center to the west of Miami in solidarity with the detainees inside but were blocked by a heavily armed contingent of police. Demonstrators then led chants on the highway, receiving honks of support from those passing by.
Dozens of motorcyclists in northwest Miami participated in a traditional anniversary event in honor of Martin Luther King Day, venerating the civil rights activist assassinated by the FBI.
Activists from the Florida Prisoner Solidarity organization gathered at the Florida State Prison, throwing a paint bomb on the road and dropping a banner in front of the gates, saying “Next step, we burn it down!”. Dozens of protesters then gathered in the field in front of the prison, holding an Abolish Prisons banner. The demonstration occurred in response to […]
About 50 protesters gathered in downtown Jacksonville, protesting against Governor Ron Desantis’ ‘anti-mob’ law, which allows people to shoot protesters that are looting, and allows the running over of demonstrators if they are blocking a road. The parents of Devon Gregory were present, with a smaller protest for their child also happening in Miami. About 50 protesters gathered in downtown […]
Around 30 protesters gathered in Orlando in solidarity with Angelo Crooms and Sincere Pierce, two 16 and 18-year-olds shot to death by police last Friday. The family had organized a large rally on the 18th with a turnout of over 200, and expects to sustain these protests in order to provide pressure against the Brevard County Sheriffs' Office.
Protesters gathered in Orlando following the police murder of two black teenagers, who were driving a car that police profiled as stolen, which it was not. The parents of the two children held a protest on the 18th, drawing more than 200 people. The families have hired famous civil rights attorney Ben Crump, but they fear that a legal challenge alone may not give them justice.