News - George Floyd - Stand With Portland - New York City

BROOKLYN, NY - July 25: Livia Rose Johnson an organization leader of Warriors In the Garden screams into a microphone as she leads the crowd of thousands in a chant as she is by musicians and other protesters that are taking part the march from Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, NY and walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. This non-violent protest was meant as a statement that the protesters in New York stand in solidarity with in Portland, OR and against federal invasions. Portland has seen federal agents have taken protesters and put into unmarked vehicles while others have been beaten and pepper sprayed. This was billed as a "We Will Not Be Silenced" where organizers asked protesters to bring pots, pans, buckets, whistles anything that can make noise. Protesters continue taking to the streets across America and around the world after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer Derek Chauvin that was kneeling on his neck during for eight minutes, was caught on video and went viral. During his arrest as Floyd pleaded, "I Can't Breathe". The protest are attempting to give a voice to the need for human rights for African American's and to stop police brutality against people of color. They are also protesting deep-seated racism in America. Many people were wearing masks and observing social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photographed in the Brooklyn Borough of New York on July 25, 2020, USA. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)