This weekend thousands of South Floridians are taking to the streets again to protest the deaths of black people by police officers throughout the country.
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On Friday protesters marched through Wynwood cutting through Midtown and the Design District before making it onto I-95. Standoffs with police remained peaceful and the march continued through the streets into the night.
At intersections protesters stopped and took a knee, usually letting one of the organizers speak. During one stop protesters sang Happy Birthday to Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed by police in her home. The police say they were investigating a drug dealer but entered the wrong home. Taylor, an EMT, would have been 27 on Friday.
While things are calm here is a video from the start of the march of protestors singing Breonna Taylor a happy birthday. pic.twitter.com/5GuzEGdXD5
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Miramar and West Palm Beach protests on Saturday remained peaceful and at FIU’s main campus, a student-led protest organized by the Black Student Union marched through campus.
