Demonstrations in Cincinnati on May 30, June 1, June 3, and June 8, 2020.


As demonstrations against racism and police brutality took place across the world following the death of George Floyd, I documented some of the local protests for Cincinnati Public Radio/91.7 WVXU. The following photographs were made on May 30, June 1, June 3, and June 8, 2020. For continuing coverage of local news, please consider supporting Cincinnati Public Radio during the Summer Fund Drive and follow 91.7 WVXU on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

- Local businesses boarded up on the morning of 5/30/20 following an evening of unrest.

- Demonstrators gather outside of the Cincinnati Police Department's District 1 headquarters on the afternoon of 5/30/20.

- Demonstrators stand opposite of police on Race St. near Washington Park on 5/30/20. The woman at center, Marah, had been maced by police earlier and returned to join the line of protests after treatment from street medics.

- Demonstrators march past Galla Park at The Banks on 5/30/20.

- Two children stand atop a vehicle at The Banks on 5/30/20.

- A man stands atop a vehicle at The Banks during a demonstration on 5/30/20. The owner of the car was on his way to join the protest and offered it up as a platform when he arrived.

- Protest marchers move up Walnut St. in Downtown Cincinnati on 5/30/20.

- Demonstrators in front of the Hamilton County Courthouse in Downtown Cincinnati on 5/30/20.

- A Cincinnati Police Officer aims a weapon at demonstrators outside of the District 1 headquarters on the evening of 5/30/20.

- Demonstrators flee from CS gas and pepper-spray projectiles on the evening of 5/30/20 after the Cincinnati Police Department attempted to disperse the crowd approximately thirty minutes before the decreed curfew. Demonstrators would later regroup at Washington Park and protests would continue throughout the night.

- Cincinnati Police Officers detain demonstrators on the evening of 5/30/20.

- Cincinnati Police Officers in riot gear stand guard outside of the District 1 headquarters following a day of demonstrations on 5/30/20 while protests continued uptown.

- A woman shouts at Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies out of the Hamilton County Courthouse in Downtown Cincinnati on 6/1/20.

- A Hamilton County Sheriff's deputy stands in front of the downtown courthouse with an assault-style weapon on 6/1/20.

- Demonstrators stand opposite of Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies on 6/1/20.

- Demonstrators embracing during a protest outside of the Hamilton County Courthouse on 6/1/20.

- The crowd of demonstrators outside of the Hamilton County Courthouse on 6/1/20 kneel and observe 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence in memory of George Floyd. The observed time was the same duration Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee placed on the neck of a detained George Floyd, resulting in Floyd's death, on May 25, 2020. 

- Demonstrators outside of the Hamilton County Courthouse in Downtown Cincinnati on 6/1/20.

- Demonstrators outside of the Hamilton County Courthouse in Downtown Cincinnati on 6/1/20.

- Members of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department's SWAT team monitor the nearby protests on 6/1/20.

- A demonstrator and Cincinnati Police Department officer shake hands as the march moves towards the District 1 police headquarters on 6/1/20.

- Demonstrators moving down Central Parkway and nearby parking lots en route to the Central Business District on 6/1/20.

- Demonstrators gather at Fountain Square in Downtown Cincinnati on 6/1/20.

- Demonstrators continuing a march through the streets of Downtown Cincinnati on the evening of 6/1/20.

- A student-organized protest marches around the University of Cincinnati on 6/3/20.

- A student-organized protest marches around the University of Cincinnati on 6/3/20.

- A student-organized protest marches around the University of Cincinnati on 6/3/20.

- At a vigil held outside of the Cincinnati Police Department's District 1 headquarters on 6/3/20, demonstrators were encouraged to make signs, speak, use chalk, and be creative.

- Organizer Monica Onyedika leads a vigil outside of the Cincinnati Police Department's District 1 police headquarters on 6/3/20. The vigil has continued every weeknight since.

- A demonstrator takes a knee and observes a moment of silence outside of the Campbell County Courthouse in the shadow of the World Peace Bell in Newport, KY on 6/8/20.

- Demonstrators march past the World Peace Bell in Newport, KY on 6/8/20.

- After taking a knee and observing a moment of silence at the Campbell County Courthouse in Newport, KY, demonstrators cross the 4th St. Bridge into Covington, KY on 6/8/20.

- Demonstrators kneel and observe a moment of silence in front of the Kenton County Justice Center on 6/8/20 in Covington, KY. The march to the courthouses of Northern Kentucky's two largest cities was organized and led by public defenders.

- A representative of the Greater Cincinnati Native American coalition dances during a drum circle held in conjunction with the weeknight vigil being held outside of the Cincinnati Police Department's District 1 headquarters on 6/8/20.


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