Several hundred people lay in the grass and on the walking path at Point State Park on Sunday for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time prosecutors said Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on the neck of George Floyd before he died.
The Sunday demonstration, which included several dozen speakers, marked the ninth day of largely peaceful protests in the Pittsburgh area against racism and police violence.
Long, who served as a moderator for the demonstration, runs a Black Lives Matter Facebook group for Western Pennsylvania.
Calise Cowans, 12, of Braddock received a standing ovation after reading a poem she wrote called “White Privilege.”
Hundreds of people lie on the ground in silence at Point State Park Sunday for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time prosecutors say a white Minneapolis police officer had his knee on George Floyd’s neck before he died.
