SAN ANTONIO — The City of San Antonio saw yet another Saturday of protest, with gatherings downtown and also on the east side.
“We need demands and answers today,” said San Antonio resident Vincent Webb.
One group met at Columbus Park around noon, and called for the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue by the city.
Across the country, cities have begun removing statues and monuments of known Confederate soldiers, slave owners and colonizers.
Some of those protesters later joined a separate womens' empowerment march on the east side.
“We really want to highlight the injustice that women of color are experiencing. Especially the Black women,” event organizer Lexi Qaiyyim said.
This was the first march the city has seen specifically aimed at uplifting the voices of Black women in San Antonio.
“We are who we are, and we are still beautiful, and we are still here to say what we have to say,” Qaiyyim said.
Step by step, they did just that.
“You get to see everybody in the community coming together under one cause, and I think that’s something a lot of people weren’t expecting here,” Qaiyyim said.
Their message was clear: There’s power in unity.
“Seeing such big support, it's really important to know that it’s there," Qaiyyim said. "Because sometimes it feels like we don’t have that kind of support that we need."