The historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, hosted a Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice in downtown D.C. along with the NAACP on Sunday, June 14.
See photos of the walk below.
Photos by Shannon Finney, shannonfinneyphotography.com.
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The historic Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Old Town Alexandria, hosted a Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice in downtown D.C. along with the NAACP on Sunday, June 14.
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The march went from the National Museum of African American History and Culture to Black Lives Matter Plaza.
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Reverend Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of the Alfred Street Baptist Church, welcomed hundreds of marchers, including regional and local ecumenical believers and leaders, along with national faith leaders.
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The hosting organizations said they would ask Congress to hold a national conversation on racial justice and equality in America, as well as full implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1964.
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The groups also want the policies of the Eight Can’t Wait movement to limit police violence implemented, and call to classify the mistreatment of Black people as a human rights violation.
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