Protests continue despite heat wave and surge in COVID-19 infections

Hundreds join Unity March against police brutality in DTLA

Protests sparked by the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue across the country. Demontrations against systemic racism and police brutality were held at several locations on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES - More demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality are scheduled for Sunday despite a National Weather Service forecast of triple-digit temperatures in some parts of the Southland and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The nationwide movement sparked by the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continues more than six weeks after he was killed while in police custody and now embraces a wide range of issues.

Events scheduled today in the Los Angeles area include:
-- 10 a.m. in West Los Angeles, at Culver and Centinela boulevards
-- Noon in Sherman Oaks, near Sherman Oaks Galleria, Ventura and Sepulveda boulevards
-- 2 p.m. in Los Angeles, "Black & Brown Unity March" gathering with music and vendors; unity march starts at 4 p.m. 200 N. Grand Ave.
-- 6 p.m. in Santa Clarita, a protest for Vanessa Guillen, Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway

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