Bloomberg News
@Bloomberg-News·2.8M subscribers·40.1K videos
Thousands March in Brooklyn in Support of Black Trans Lives
Posted
June 14, 2020
Views
40,183
Likes
351
Comments
296
Engagement
June 14, 2020
40,183
351
296
1.61%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
1:04Now PlayingThousands of people marched in Brooklyn, New York, in support of Black trans people on Sunday, June 14, reports said.
The march – dubbed “An Action for Black Trans Lives” – was organized by Brooklyn Liberation alongside The Okra Project, Marsha P. Johnson Institute, For the Gworls, GLITS, and Black Trans Femmes in the Arts.
“In the spirit of the movement, this event is in no part in collaboration with police, nor will we seek a permit,” said event coordinators on their website.
The march aimed to honor and support Black trans victims of violence – particularly at the hands of the police and in the justice system – such as Tony McDade and Layleen Polanco, who lost their lives.
McDade was shot and killed by police in Tallahasee, Florida, on May 27, 2020. Polanco died in solitary confinement at Rikers Island in 2019, reports said. Members of Polanco’s family were due to speak at the event on Sunday.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL:
Follow QuickTake on Twitter: twitter.com/quicktake
Like QuickTake on Facebook: facebook.com/quicktake
Follow QuickTake on Instagram: instagram.com/quicktake
Subscribe to our newsletter
Email us at quicktakenews@gmail.com
QuickTake by Bloomberg is a global news network delivering up-to-the-minute analysis on the biggest news, trends and ideas for a new generation of leaders.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
