REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - As people across the country protest the life of George Floyd, many people came out to Rehoboth Beach Monday evening to hold a peaceful demonstration, and protest racial injustices in America.
"I am tired of waking up every single morning and having to pray for my dad, my uncles, my brothers. the father of my child is black, all of the men in my life are black, they should not have to die for just being black,” says Iyesha Bundu.
The demonstrators say enough is enough.
"Justice needs to be served...not just for George Floyd but everybody else who were hurt and affected by police brutality, because it’s been going on for centuries. We've been going through this for a long time I feel like it's finally time to get justice,” says Nas Edwards.
More and more people joined the protest as the night went on, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Justice for George Floyd.”
"The goal is to have a peaceful protest, we are not trying to break into stores, or anything like that. We are not trying to be violent, we just want our voices to be heard, and that's the main goal of everything,” says Edwards.
The group kneeled for nine minutes, symbolizing the nine minutes the officer had his knee on George Floyd's neck.
The group marched around the bandstand, on the boardwalk, down the avenue and to City Hall, with police at a close distance.
Iyesha Bundu reflects on her life as a black woman in America, and instances where she has been racially profiled.
“I am a pilot at Delaware State University. You wouldn't think that if you looked at me from across the street right? Because that's what they make you think. Black women, Black men. We are looked at as scary, as ghetto, as angry, and I am angry now because black men and women keep dying everyday,” says Bundu.
They honored the lives lost, chanting the names of Breona Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, and many more.
Nas Edwards says we need to love ourselves and spread positivity.
“It comes into these race wars and battles with one another when we should all love one another.”