Activists gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday (Oct. 10) to honor the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and to protest racial inequality.
Among the thousands-strong crowd were rappers J. Cole, Common and Jay Electronica, according to numerous photos of the artists posted on social media Saturday. The rally was a trending topic on social media, with #MillionManMarch and #JusticeOrElse being the top hashtags. See some of the social media posts below.
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Many who marched in the crowd were filmed chanting the chorus to Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly track “Alright,” Complex reports. The event was being live streamed on Revolt’s website.
Activists chanting “We Gon Be Alright” at the Million Man March in D.C. https://t.co/0yUWnztZAE
— HIP HOP FACTS (@OnlyHipHopFacts) October 10, 2015
! Watch the #MillionManMarch live stream on http://t.co/lUjOE89Ca9!! #JusticeOrElse @revolttv pic.twitter.com/TRbg0nT6yX
— Sean Diddy Combs (@iamdiddy) October 10, 2015
@JColeNC attended the #JusticeOrElse event earlier today. #MillionManMarch pic.twitter.com/1cJpZvNTBr
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Cosby_) October 10, 2015
#JusticeOrElse ACM Pres Tyrone Parker and Common. @WashInformer pic.twitter.com/VApr6FESwi
— Denise Rolark Barnes (@drolarkb) October 10, 2015
#JusticeOrElse #MillionManMarch #JCole #salute pic.twitter.com/Hf1ZVMrgF3
— Giant Stepp (@giantstepp) October 10, 2015
.@JayElectronica at the #MillionManMarch. http://t.co/pJ3zji5bYN #JusticeOrElse pic.twitter.com/EssD3jZtE5
— REVOLT TV (@RevoltTV) October 10, 2015
#MillionManMarch going up today. pic.twitter.com/1KqUFmMzjA
— Darrion D. Eastmon (@darrioneastmon5) October 10, 2015