"This movement is about liberation for all Black bodies. Protect Black women, men and children and center the Black LGBTQ+ community."

"Equality. It's just that simple. One word. We aren't asking for more. We don't want more than anyone else. We just want to be equal. How hard is that?"

"It is very important for me to see my daughter and the generation to come after her empowered. Especially in my home town.

"The protest is empowering seeing how Black folks and other races can stand up against police brutality and make a difference saying, "Stop, we don't want this to happen anymore!"

"Growing up as a Black military kid all around the country and the world you see different things. And just to see everybody coming together to support the movement, maybe we can get some change in this world."

"I hope this is a tipping point. We march for decades and generations. And I hope that this is a generation that says, "This is the end of this!" The end of unjust policing and people being killed at whim."

"We are trying to live and let people know that our lives matter."

"This movement validates my Blackness. As well as those in my community."

"I am the African-American woman who maced Jeremy Joseph Christian-the white supremacist-the night before he attacked and killed two people and stabbed a third on the MAX train.

"The movement and the protests mean you can never silence our voices nor our ability to speak out against in justice."

"The movement means change, resistance against something that's opressing us. If we sit silent nothing is going to change."

"This is a chance to use my voice-finally-and maybe change people's hearts. Policies are one thing but hearts are another."

"The movement means everything to me. I figured out more about myself through this portest and community."