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Black Lives Matter Protests Continue With ‘Skate For Peace’ In Valencia

Protests with the Black Lives Matter movement continued in Santa Clarita with a “Skate for Peace” protest Saturday afternoon. 

Dozens gathered at the In-N-Out parking lot on Bouquet Canyon Road, signs in hand, to skate to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. 

“Everyone out here is skating to bring peace to our community,” said Roman Ward, organizer of Saturday’s protest. “We are trying to spread our message and keep the Black Lives Matter movement going.”

On rollerblades, skateboards and bikes, the protestors moved to the Sheriff’s station along Valencia Boulevard. Along the way, passerbys honked in support of the group. 

Jamie Araki / KHTS News

“I’m proud to be here. I’m ten years old,” said one activist. “I can’t vote, but I can still make a change.”

The peaceful protest moved to a grassy area in front of the Sheriff’s station, where organizers spoke on a microphone. Everyone was allowed to say a few words regarding recent events or share personal stories. 

“Speaking up takes a lot of courage,” said protester Casley Bautista. “Regardless of whatever anyone believes here, I hope we never forget and never stop fighting for those beliefs, core values, equality and equity for all.” 

Jamie Araki / KHTS News

Protests and rallies have taken place multiple times in Santa Clarita over the last few weeks, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who died in police custody after being arrested in Minneapolis. 

“It feels good that people actually care about this. It’s great to see everyone coming out here, supporting the cause,” Ward said. 

Jamie Araki / KHTS News


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Black Lives Matter Protests Continue With ‘Skate For Peace’ In Valencia

41 comments

  1. Its getting out of hand people please talk to your kids tell them not to fall for anything they see or hear on social media. Spread videos around of the black community that do not believe in the lies on today’s media font let them control our youth. Please pass this guys facts and numbers around.

    https://youtu.be/Z572XopBVFc

  2. My heroes in no particular order:
    John Wayne
    Teddy Roosevelt
    Columbus
    Andrew Jackson
    BLM is a joke and this whole movement is going to meet an unfortunate ending pretty soon. Classic overreach. Middle America will have to save the insane coasts yet again.

  3. Shame on anyone feeling guilty about some nonsense that we didn’t have any part in. White guilt and white privilege are the two great lies being sown and nurtured by the left.
    Black lives are not any more important than any other color lives.
    Disproportionate incarceration and death by the hand of the state are an indicator of a decayed culture not systematic racism. Fix black culture from inside then see what happens.
    You are all pawns and don’t even know it.

  4. I believe those fireworks were provided to that young man by Bill himself at that pedo pizza place under the direction of Hillary because they want to use people of color to destroy white Americans and that stability of this great country. The cops don’t disproportionately police, arrest, and attack communities of color. The numbers are all lies. They are made up or massaged to fit the narrative of the MSM…. yes these are your neighbors people… really. Lol. Oh man, this sh*tshow only gets more interesting. Let’s see what good ole p*ssy grabbing orange face nazi sympathizer president does next. Please tell your kids to stop acting black and instead act white because that’s what you guys really want right? Please act like a cracker because if it ain’t white or don’t act white it ain’t right huh? You disgusting and putrid human beings. You walking and talking scum and pathetic excuse for human beings.

  5. Your racism is showing Jesus

  6. Wow i didnt know we had a race problem in our community? Its because WE DONT BUT THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE WE DO. Exactly our children need to be educated on really whats these radical groups really stand for . They are the ones bringing the hate and racist views to our community. It really needs to stop .

    • Gaslighting from the liberal left. White privilege or racism is not an issue amongst our neighbors, families, church, friends. It’s gaslighting and so many community members are aware. I’m not sure if these kids protesting are even locals. Either way, they are bored and feel a sense of accomplishment by standing on the corner. Let them enjoy their freedom to do so, peacefully. As my family enjoys our freedom!

  7. Did you watch the video ? Watch it the black man will explain things for you and your friends. Its sad that you people make fun of successful black people and call them names like uncle Tom just for acting respectable and for being successful he talks about that too. No nothing to do with Hillary or acting white “Whatever racist thing that means”.just hateful people like you trying to divide America. Republican or Democrat has nothing to do with race religion or sexual orientation you can choose either side without judgement on your race religion or sexual orientation. Its about what policies you think are good for all of America for all races equally including our youth.

    • Once again, the wise, mature, experienced, clear thinking, non fooled thinking of a Mom!! Your children are lucky & so our we to again read your unbiased words of wisdom!! Thanks Mom—we wish more children had the teachings of your realistic wisdom, our society wouldn’t have the problems created by the deceitful Liberals!!

  8. It’s so insane how the national media has made it seem like everywhere in the country is like a Chicago or a New York, where criminals and police are always at war. This is Santa Clarita. Nothing to do with the mass psychosis being brought on by religious zealots of the woke left. It’s like a mass protest against hot dogs at an IN n Out, literally not even relevant. Sorry to say but Santa Clarita should think about forbidding national media if people so easily led to terrorize us.

  9. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a hate group, hands down. When their leadership said “unless we don’t get what we want we will burn it down(Hawk Newsome).” Parents please talk to your young millennial or generation Z child of yours, to prevent them from listening to this verbal diarrhea.

    Here are two jokes you will enjoy.

    1). I used to be a Democrat, but then I got a job!

    2). Want to upset a Republican, lie to them. What to make a Democrat upset, tell them the truth.

    Parents here is a link that is politically correct and will help enlighten your recent high school graduate or college child on BLM.

    https://youtu.be/__Vj3DXwOBI

  10. When listening to arguments on politics and culture, I listen to both sides. This includes the conservative and liberal view. When it comes to Black Lives Matter, this is a good debate between a black conservative and black liberal.

    https://youtu.be/JzhYjItoJmM

    • Oh, my! We’ve lived happily in Santa Clarita for 30 years and I never realized how many racists live here! Please open your minds and think about how hateful your comments sound. Try to get to know some of your Black, etc., neighbors and find out what their lives have been like due to racist attitudes, and if you have any empathy at all, you hopefully may change your minds. I’m 73 years old and have learned “a few” things in my lifetime!

  11. All Lives Matters! Not just Black Lives, Latino Lives, or White Lives. All Lives Matter.

    https://youtu.be/BtFKIPugsok

  12. why does speaking up take a lot of courage?????…that didn’t make sense…..lets protest against molesters, abusers of children ,elderly ..all people , animals…..drug pushers…all those come in all colorssss

    • Glady: Unfortunately, if one speaks the facts/truths, the Liberals//communists/Demonocrats /ACLU, etc. will do their underhanded, deceitful behavior of canceling, etc.!!

  13. Black lives matter is not a hate group it is a group that hates how blacks are treated. Look at the history of our country and how blacks have been treated. My ancestors were brought here and helped build this country and still some are killed by a Knee, Rope, Gun and not treated fairly. If people of different races were lined up and all their skin removed no one could tell one from another. Racism is wrong period.

  14. The comments on this thread are hateful. They have nothing to do with the skate protest in Santa Clarita.

  15. A) I am very proud of what my son accomplished yesterday
    B) The accusatory comments remind me of what was said about Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and the Black Panthers. History taught us otherwise, but of course that’s only for those who choose to learn
    C) If All Lives Matter, and there is no need for us to remind people that Black lives matter, prove it!

    • Yvonne.. assimilated people who are godly and dont suffer from a deadly sin called PRIDE dont have to go out acting like fools and asking for all the attention on them. If your biggest accomplishment is your black skin you are doing life wrong. And the reason you make it a deal is because no one cares! BUT we are going to start caring if you cant stop acting fools and terrorising the rest of us with your cultural Marxist baloeny. Teach your kid to create something, not to destroy.

      • Corey, how dare you post anonymous hateful words toward people you do not know. We are God fearing and college educated, we respect the laws and law enforcement. We’ve served in the US Military and yet still fall victim to harassment because our ancestors are from Africa and not Europe. It is you that assume that skin color is the biggest achievement, your comments are uncalled for and useless; they show your narrow views of live and inability to comprehend the plights of other people. Open your eyes, take your head out your shell and show compassion for fellow citizens. No one is personally terrorizing you. Just be honest Corey, look at the man in your mirror you are the problem. #BLM

  16. Mean people suck. There is no reason we should be forced to give them jobs, let alone positions of obscene power.

    Our society is undergoing an interview with the Two Bobs. Some of us will need to go ahead and move down to Storage Room B.

  17. Trump has a rally and the democrats cry “we’re in the middle of a pandemic” and it will be a superspreader. And they are right. But all these kids and all the protests over the last five weeks have done nothing but make this pandemic worse. And the kids have no concern because they aren’t the ones dying. ANd everyone here are so proud that these kids are going to change the world. There all idiots and all you that are so supportive are idiots. Maybe next time it will be your mom .org dad dying en come back on here and tell us how proud you are of these kids changing the world. You all should be ashamed of yourselves for supporting such meaningless protests

    • There are apparently no large spikes from the peaceful demonstrations. This reported from countries who have otherwise got the pandemic handled and who had big demonstrations.

      • Saturday Los Angeles County Public health officials attributed the “recent rise” in cases to social gatherings and people not adhering to social-distancing guidelines, with a warning that more businesses could re-close,
        And then the next day Sunday, Newsom announced that due to the “recent rising” spread of #COVID19, in CA, he is “ordering” bars to close in Los Angeles,
        Possible the rise is due to the opening of nail salons,
        Not.

        • No one is blaming it on nail salons right now. It is the bars that are being closed. It sounds like you think you could lead us through the previously unknown waters of this pandemic better than anyone. Let’s hear your good ideas.

          • Well they are certainly not going to Blaim it on the “peaceful” demonstration or the nonpeaceful demonstration Its there right to demonstrate. They are saving the criminals from the horrible treatment but putting all the law abiding elderly at risk. Way to go BLM/democrats

  18. Anyone paying attention as to what’s happening in Chicago? I guess Black Lives don’t matter when the killers of blacks are themselves black. Or is that the White fault too? I’m sure some victo-crat will allege that.

    • If Black lives REALLY mattered, they would have been protesting in Chicago, Baltimore, Minneapolis, LA, Berkeley, etc., etc.!! I guess not, they would shot, stabbed, robbed, beat up, raped, etc. If they really cared, they would have been protesting for decades!! They degenerate & spit on the great MLK!!!

  19. Rufus Williams: Sorry, my reply was not meant for your comment of June 28 at 7:14 am! It was a general comment for this discussion. Again…sorry for my mistake!?‍♀️✌

  20. No. That would be Rush Limbaugh et al stirring the pot full of mindless hateful cretins such as yourself and all you represent so very well. If you have anything to back up your claim, say it. You are the epitome of willful ignorance and racial bigotry talking out its ass as you have yourself admitted.

  21. Blm is the Democratic Party. And they are using all the supporters for their money. And half the people don’t even know it. They donate thinking that they are supporting a cause but all they are doing is supporting a rich political party. You are all being used!!!

  22. How do you know who is unemployed or not?

  23. Ok. For all you that have not been on the Blm website. It states very clearly that ALL donations go to act blue which is a democratic controlled charity. And when you search deeper you will find all that money goes to or has gone to the democratic presidential candidates. So now everybody that reads this knows that BLM is controlled by the Rich Democrats. And all the donations made to support Black lives matter is really going to fund the democratic election. BIG SCAM!!!

  24. Uncalled for insults. Get disrespectful like that and people are less likely to be influenced by your ideas.

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About Jamie Araki

Jamie is a photographer and journalist from Los Angeles, CA. She specializes in breaking news photojournalism, large event coverage and off-road sports photography. Jamie has been official media at events like King of the Hammers, LA Pride Parade and LA Comic Con. Jamie has been published multiple times, both in the US and in New Zealand.