Photojournalist Henry A. Barrios captured the hundreds of people protesting the death of George Floyd Friday, May 29, 2020, in front of the Bakersfield Police Department in downtown Bakersfield.
Floyd died while in-custody of the Minneapolis Minnesota Police Department.
People have protested the death of the African American man throughout the country, including in Bakersfield. Bakersfield protesters chanted phrases like, “I can’t breath,” some of Floyd’s last words before he died. They also chanted, “Black lives matter,” and “No justice, no peace.”
The Bakersfield protest rally started at 5 p.m. Friday at the BPD where protesters filled the walkway in front of the Bakersfield Police Department on Truxtun Avenue, eventually spilling into the street and blocking traffic on Truxtun. The rally went late into the night and protests continued throughout the weekend.
A woman attending the Bakersfield protest against George Floyd’s death on Friday holds up a sign that names 81 people who have been killed by officers. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsThe Bakersfield protest started at 5 p.m. Friday at the Bakersfield Police Department, where protesters filled the walkway in front of the Bakersfield Police Department on Truxtun Avenue, eventually spilling into the street. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol News. Protesters chanted, “I can’t breath,” some of Floyd’s last words. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol News.Hundreds of people protested the death of George Floyd Friday, May 29, 2020, in front of the Bakersfield Police Department in downtown Bakersfield. Protesters held signs expressing their anger and chanted the phrase, “No justice, no peace.” Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol News. A protester wears a shirt with an image of Nipsey Hussle, an American rapper, activist, and entrepreneur who was assassinated in Los Angeles in 2019. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsPhotos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsOne protester holds up a sign at the George Floyd protest, claiming Floyd’s death was not an accident. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsProtesters at the George Floyd protest in Bakersfield on Friday made their way through downtown Bakersfield. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsPeople protest in front of a memorial dedicated to fallen officers in front of the Bakersfield Police Department. The memorial was later vandalized. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol News“I can’t breath,” were some of George Floyd’s last words before he died while in-custody of the Minneapolis Minnesota Police Department. Many protesters held signs with those words and many chanted the words. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsVehicles slowly make their way down Truxun Avenue as protesters stand in solidarity with George Floyd, an African American man who died while in-custody of the Minneapolis Minnesota Police Department. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsProtesters march along Eye Street leaving the BPD on a several block loop before returning to the police department. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol NewsHundreds of protesters gathered on the steps of the Bakersfield Police Department on Truxtun Avenue for a George Floyd protest Friday. Photos by Henry A. Barrios for Kern Sol News
