JaPharii Jones, president of BLM 757, leads chants with a megaphone on the median of Monument Avenue during the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest Thursday, July 17. Organized by 50501 Virginia, RVA Indivisible, BLM RVA and other groups, the demonstration stretched three miles from Lombardy Street to Willow Lawn. The event marked the anniversary of civil rights leader John Lewis’ death and his call to get into “good trouble” to protect American democracy.
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Protesters join national call to carry on John Lewis’ legacy
More than 1,000 people gathered on Monument Avenue on Thursday to honor the legacy of civil rights leader John Lewis and to protest the Trump administration, part of the nationwide Good Trouble Lives On Day of Action.
