As evening fell in downtown Washington, Black Lives Matter Plaza seemed as much a street festival as a street protest. Groups of protesters shouting “George Floyd” and “Black Lives Matter” rolled through occasionally. Street medics were on hand to dispense free hand sanitizer, masks or ibuprofen to anyone in need. In Lafayette Park, people sat on metal benches, removing their masks to eat something, drink something or smoke something. Others pressed past groups of people drinking frozen margaritas and mixed drinks in pouches to get away from the falling debris.

Source: Washington Post June 19, 2020 12:44 UTC