Members of the Black Lives Matter movement stand amidst coloured clouds from smoke grenades at the annual Pride Parade, in Toronto on Sunday, July 3, 2016. ( Mark Blinch / THE CANADIAN PRESS ) Black Lives Matter Toronto stage a sit-in as part of their protest at Yonge Street and College Street that stalled Toronto's annual Pride Parade on Sunday. “Pride Toronto, we are calling you out! Randy Risling / Toronto Star ) Order this photoBlack Lives Matter brought Sunday’s Pride parade to a standstill on Sunday to force the annual celebration of LGBT equality to answer for its “anti-blackness,” the protesters said. After the rainbow-coloured cloud cleared from smoke bombs set off in the intersection, some paradegoers joined in the chants of “black lives, they matter here!” while others shouted for the protest to move on.
Source: thestar July 04, 2016 00:00 UTC