RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The sound of car horns honking and people shouting filled the air as Richmonders took their activism to the streets yet again, this time hoping to get into some “good trouble.”
“Good trouble is saying what you mean and what you feel,” said one of the demonstrators, Jane Ward.
Hundreds were scattered on medians on Monument Avenue between Lombardy Street and Willow Lawn.
It’s just one of 1,600 Good Trouble protests that began nationwide on Thursday. The phrase was dubbed by the late Congressman John Lewis, who encouraged people to get into “good trouble” to fight for justice and equality. Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of his passing.
“We are here to honor the life of John Lewis,” Ward said…