Thousands of people gathered to march in Washington on Friday to denounce racism, and demonstrations continued in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to protest against police practices, and the demonstrations were peaceful.
And exactly 57 years after the famous "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, civil rights leader, Americans are called to demonstrate again at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial to demand equality for all.
Since dawn, activists have waited patiently to measure their temperature before entering the gathering area in order to reduce the risk of the spread of the Corona virus, while they wear T-shirts with the words "Black lives matter" or "What does it take?"
The event, titled "Lift Your Knees Off Our Neck," was a reminder of the death of black American George Floyd asphyxiation after a white policeman pressed his neck on May 25 in Minneapolis, and his death sparked a protest movement not seen in the United States for decades.
Speakers during the rally referred to the late Congressman John Lewis, who was among those who spoke at the 1963 rally, and emphasized the importance of voting in the upcoming November elections and the link between advocacy for black civil rights and advocacy against gun violence, among other issues.
Concurrently, hundreds of people demonstrated peacefully in Kenosha today, after the protests in the past few days witnessed violence and riots, during which two people were killed and several wounded.
These moves came after a police officer shot a black man named Jacob Blake several times in front of his sons as he turned his back, as his lawyers said he escaped death but was paralyzed.
The outrage over Blake's injury led to an unprecedented protest movement in the world of sports, forcing the National Basketball Association to postpone several matches on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as soccer and baseball matches.