Pride Ride shows solidarity for black lives
Hundreds took part in a LGBTQ pride ride on Saturday, June 13, 2020 through several neighborhoods on their way to the National Civil Rights Museum. They rode to support the end police brutality and advance the Pride movement. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
A bystander cheers on the parade of cars heading through Midtown toward the National Civil Rights Museum. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Hundreds took part in a LGBTQ pride ride on Saturday, June 13, 2020 through several neighborhoods on their way to the National Civil Rights Museum. They rode to support the end police brutality and advance the Pride movement. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Some of the parade participants skated. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Many of the parade vehicles bore signs. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
In addition to cars and roller skates, many of the parade participants traveled on bicycles. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Members of Memphis’ LGBTQ community rode from Midtown to Downtown to express their support for local black activists in a protest against police violence.
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