Sheree Barbour listens to a speaker during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Hundreds gathered in support of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot at least seven times in the back by police in Wisconsin.
Hundreds of protesters and community organizers gathered at Manual High School Monday for the "Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake" protest.
Blake, a Black man, is in critical condition after a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shot him in the back seven times on Sunday after he tried to break up a fight between several women. A video shows an officer shooting Blake as he was trying to enter a vehicle. Some of Blake's children were in the back seat, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Keep scrolling to see photos from last night's event.
MiDian Holmes raises her hand when a speaker asks who has had a gun pointed at them by police. Holmes was attending the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Elisabeth Epps, founder of the Colorado Freedom Fund, leads the closing chant during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains,” chanted Epps with the crowd. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Hazel Jones, 9, holds a homemade sign to support Jacob Blake. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Attendees bow their heads in prayer for Jacob Blake and victims of police brutality during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Andrea Duby listens to speakers during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
A protest sign at the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
From left, Elisabeth Epps, Quincy Shannon and Tay Anderson raise their fists during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Sheree Barbour holds a flower during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
A sign leans on a protester during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Democratic Rep. James Coleman of District 7 speaks during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Rep. Coleman said he was exhausted trying to do everything the “right” way and it seeming to not make a difference. Eli Imadali for Denverite
A Black Lives Matter sign rests on the grass after the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Scott Esserman wears a 1619 shirt, the year that enslaved Africans first arrived in America, during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
From left, Lexie Sievert, Luke Foltz, Arianna Schwab and Teagan Glass hold their signs and skateboards during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
A protester listens to speakers during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Attendees raise their fists in solidarity during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake” gathering at Manual High School in Denver. Eli Imadali for Denverite
Candace Bailey, an Aurora community organizer, speaks during the “Protect Black Men: Colorado Action for Jacob Blake" about the legacy of white people enslaving, oppressing and killing Black people. Eli Imadali for Denverite
