A driver pictured at this afternoon’s caravan action in #Oakland to protest the killing of Minneapolis man #GeorgeFloyd and other Black people at the hands of police.
More than 5,000 vehicles lined up for miles to participate, from the Port to Lake Merritt.
📸: @bethlaberge
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