Sampson was in West Hollywood on Saturday afternoon for a demonstration his Build Power initiative co-organized with Black Lives Matter at Pan Pacific Park. Similar demonstrations around the country took place to protest the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minnesota police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.
“We did an event together — peaceful, powerful, talking about defunding the police, talking about building power in our communities and what that really looks like. That’s what we were doing. We marched to the intersection at Fairfax, we were there for a bit. We closed it out with a chant,” he said.After the demonstration ended and some protestors marched on, Sampson explained he saw police getting more aggressive and decided to stay put instead of heading home.
“I wanted to make sure that folks weren’t getting brutalized because that’s what we do, we look out for each other. So I started a platform to make sure that people saw what was going on.” Upwards of 5,000 people watched Sampson’s live account as he stood face to face with police at the front lines of the protest.
“How to Get Away with Murder” star Matt McGorry was standing alongside Sampson, as protestors faced police in a supermarket parking lot. McGorry was also recording on his cell phone when he was shot by LAPD with a projectile,
VelvetenaC
I was home and safe....Oh Kendrick!
EvolvingManLBV
Hope he got broken bones
Oh hell naw! 😩
I saw him on national television kendrick38 ✊🙌
Lol
Don’t attend a riot if you don’t wanna face off against riot police 🤷
Nooooooo!!!!! 😢
daryldavis41 So It was his choice to go out there! Is he special cause he is an actor
I saw it. I thought that was him. on the front lines! staystrong staysafe blacklivesmatter
daryldavis41 You mean he attended a riot...not a protest
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »
Source: THR - 🏆 411. / 53 Read more »
Source: NYMag - 🏆 111. / 63 Read more »
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »
Source: THR - 🏆 411. / 53 Read more »