“No Justice, No Peace.”
The event page for the July 4 “Our Streets: Free the People” march explains that this is not just a chant, but a promise: “So long as Black lives are unjustly taken by police. So long as Black children are funneled through the malicious school-to-prison pipeline. So long as Black trans bodies are treated as threats. So long as injustice anywhere remains in existence, is as long as we will remain in these streets.”
The march, hosted by Black Power Initiative Cincinnati, The Collective and Smoke & Queers Burlesque Troupe, will begin outside of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 4.
The organizers encourage participants to wear masks and stay hydrated. They also request that marchers “come to this protest with the understanding that this action is about centering Black and Queer voices and will operate as such.”
The peaceful protest will feature Black speakers, performers and artists and intends to remind the world that “enough is enough and we’re in it for the long run.”
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This article appears in The Summer Guide.