Long Beach Bluff Park protest

Then they asked him to stand and speak.“In all the conversations I’ve had with black friends, community members, clergy, and students and activists in the last few days,” he said, “it’s clear the most important thing we can do is listen to black people, first and foremost, in this moment.“I want to just, first, make sure that everyone understands that is the most important thing right now,” he added, “to listen to black people and what they believe the changes should be, before we just jump ahead and say, ‘The changes should be X, Y and Z.’”Though a few in the crowd were skeptical — and vocal about their own opinions — the group, for the most part, appreciated his sentiments.“Thank you for speaking out and fighting for something you all believe in,” Garcia said. Olivia South, 5, made her own sign for a peaceful protest at Heartwell Park which consisted of a couple hundred people marching along Carson Street between Woodruff and Clark Avenues in Long Beach on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com. Now there are multiple posts on social media about a possible rally in town by a right-wing group. The Bluff Park neighborhood in Long Beach, known for being a quiet neighborhood with little crime, is expected to be the site of a far-right rally, but that has not gone unnoticed by citizens who have already mobilized a counter protest and plan to meet the far right protesters head on in an effort to push them back out of Long Beach. Unlike most recent protests a large crowd gathered at Bluff Park in a demonstration of peace and love, to meditate and share their thoughts on in Long Beach on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) A group of African American women show their support as a peaceful protest passes them at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. A peaceful protest at Heartwell Park consisted of a couple hundred people marching along Carson Street between Woodruff and Clark Avenues in Long Beach on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Warnings of a white nationalist rally at Bluff Park on April 28 have spread through Long Beach in neighborhood fliers and social media posts for the past few weeks —

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