• Alaskans protest police brutality

    A crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Midtown Mall and along the sides of Northern Lights Boulevard Saturday, May 30, 2020, for the “I Can’t Breathe” protest against police brutality. It was the first da of several demonstrations in Southcentral Alaska.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Zakia Thornton holds her 7-month-old daughter Za’manii and her fist on Northern Lights Boulevard on May 30, 2020.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Men hug at rally in Midtown Anchorage. A crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Midtown Mall and along the sides of Northern Lights Boulevard Saturday, May 30, 2020, for the “I Can’t Breathe” protest against police brutality.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    A protester momentarily pauses a Palmer Police vehicle as the march is in progress. A large crowd gathered and marched through Palmer to protest racism and police brutality on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Children show support for the crowd in Midtown Anchorage Saturday, May 30, 2020, for the “I Can’t Breathe” protest against police brutality.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Healthcare workers gathered on the Delaney Park Strip for a quiet demonstration for racial equality on Saturday morning, June 6, 2020.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Protesters march on South Valley Way in Palmer on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

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    A 13-person demonstration against racism marches downtown on July 24, 2020. The event is the first of three protests organized by students of the Outer Coast Summer Seminar.

  • Palmer, protest, black lives matter

    Kevin Bruno confronts a small counter-protester in Palmer during a protest against racism and police brutality on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Protestors momentarily kneel in traffic on Northern Lights Boulevard in Anchorage on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

  • Alaskans protest police brutality

    Gary Guillen waves a flat on Northern Lights Boulevard on May 30, 2020, for the “I Can’t Breathe” protest against police brutality.