Protests against racism, police brutality continue across Southland
Protesters holding signs gather at the LA City hall to celebrate Juneteenth, June 19, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. - The US marks the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth, with the annual unofficial holiday taking on renewed significance as
LOS ANGELES - Another weekend filled with protest marches and other actions denouncing racism and police brutality began Saturday in various parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
This is the fourth weekend of actions in the Southland and across the United States in response to the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Floyd was killed when a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and face-down on the ground.
The officer has been charged with second-degree murder, and three other officers involved in the arrest have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
Some of Saturday's marches and demonstrations are tied to today's Juneteenth celebration, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. Others will protest President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma scheduled for Saturday evening.
Events on Saturday's schedule include:
- 7:45 a.m. ECHO PARK - "Solidarity bike ride" from Echo Park Lake to Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St.
-- 9 a.m. VENICE - "Paddle out for peace & unity at Breakwater (surfspot), in front of the Venice sign, Pacific and Windward avenues
-- 9:30 a.m. HOLLYWOOD- "March for Justice" at Hollywood Boulevard and Ivar Avenue
-- 10 a.m. LOS ANGELES - "Children's protest," at 3820 Santa Rosalia Drive
-- 10:30 a.m. WEST HOLLYWOOD - "Weekly protest" at Plummer Park,7737 Santa Monica Blvd.
-- 11 a.m. BALDWIN HILLS- "Fathers & Children march for Unity, Equality, and Justice" at Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards
-- 11 a.m. GLENDALE - "Juneteenth Celebration" at 1621 Canada Blvd. -- 11 a.m. MALIBU - "Caravan protest up PCH" at 18741 Pacific Coast Highway
-- 11 a.m. SANTA ANA - 507 West 4th St.
-- 11 a.m. HUNTINGTON BEACH - Huntington Beach Pier (a "Patriots For Police Rally" is also scheduled)
-- Noon ECHO PARK - "Black and LGBTQ+ Youth Solidarity March" to City Hall. Begins at Echo Park Lake
-- Noon GRANADA HILLS - A "7 months with no response from DA Lace about the police killing of Alex Flores" rally at Zelzah Park, 11690 Zelzah Ave.
-- Noon INGLEWOOD -- "Protest and rally, Justice4GeorgeFloyd, Justice4Kaepernick," at Kareem Court and Pincay Drive .
-- Noon ALISO VIEJO - A protest scheduled for Pacific Park and AlisoCreek Road.
-- 1 p.m. LOS FELIZ - "LA Skate Protest for Black Lives Matter, Vista Theater to Echo Park" at Vista Theater, 4473 Sunset Dr.
-- 1 p.m. LONG BEACH - "Car protest, Voter registration" at 5400 E.Ocean Blvd.
-- 1 p.m. TORRANCE - "Protest in Support of BLM" at 3331 Torrance Blvd.
-- 1 p.m. LONG BEACH - "Anti-Detention Center Protest" at 1 World Trade Center
-- 2 p.m. INGLEWOOD - "Juneteenth Rally/Celebration, Ladera Park
-- 2 p.m. LOS ANGELES - "Protest, breakout sessions" at Los AngelesCity Hall, near the park, 200 N. Spring St.
-- 2 p.m. COMPTON - "Juneteenth Speakout" at MLK Memorial on ComptonBoulevard
-- 3 p.m. HOLLYWOOD - Refuse Fascism demonstrators will march from Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street to President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
-- 3 p.m. SANTA ANA - "March and Rally" at Fourth and French streets. -- 4 p.m. GARDENA - "Rally in the name of Kenneth Ross Jr. and all fathers stolen by police violence" at Rowley Park, 13220 Van Ness Blvd. -- 4 p.m. LOS ANGELES - "A Celebration of Freedom" at Pico and Redondo boulevards
-- 4 p.m. LOS ANGELES - "Fight the Power" protest at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St.
4 p.m. MANHATTAN BEACH - "Celebration of Juneteenth and Black fathers" at 2600 N. Bayview Dr.
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Ongoing daily demonstrations are held at the following locations: -- Noon at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, 15301 Ventura Blvd.
-- Noon in South Pasadena at Mission Street and Fair Oaks Avenue
-- Noon & nightfall outside Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St.
-- 3:30 p.m. in Laguna Niguel at Crown Valley Parkway and Greenfield Drive
-- 4 p.m. in Los Feliz at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive