About 50 members of the community came together to attend a student-organized Black Lives Matter protest, which was held in the Pocket Park in Washington’s downtown on June 14. This is one of several peaceful protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement held in Warren County the last few weeks.

Photos, from top left going clockwise:

1. Shania, 17, a Warren Hills student, addresses Black Lives Matter protesters.
2. The group gathered in Washington’s Pocket Park.
3. Veteran Reggie Regrut, from Phillipsburg, speaks at a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington.
4. Saint Nicholas came from the North Pole to join Washington’s Black Lives Matter protest.
5. “There’s more power in unity than hate,” said Washington’s Christopher Bauknight to Black Lives Matter protesters who gathered in the Pocket Park. “The next generation will lead us into better power and unity.”

All photos by Cathy Miller.