Residents gathered at Jones Park for the ‘Protest for Peace’

Residents gathered at Jones Park for the ‘Protest for Peace’

On Sunday, many gathered at Jones Park for the second weekend in a row to protest for peace and shed light on racial injustice.

- sunday, many gathered at jones- park for the second - weekend in a row to protest for- peace and shed light on racial- injustice.- the protest was led by d'laun - ball, a social activist and - event organizer here on the - mississippi gulf coast.

- attendees were encouraged to- register to vote and sign - petitions.- the mic was also open to anyone- who wanted to share their - experiences or encounters with- racism.

- several people stepped up and - shared their stories.

- - kevin robert bonner, protester:- "i think it helpd us move the story forward- it helps understand excatly wha- is going on and - what we have to overcome.

And - the problem, to be quite frank,- is racism, white- supremacism, and white- privilege.

We can pretend it- doesn't exist.

We can act like- it doesn't exist.

But we're - fooling ourselves if we do."

- - - meetings to discuss racial- injustice and how to help will- be held every second and fourth- saturdays at-