Moral Monday and HKonJ activists drive motorcade, wave signs in downtown Raleigh
The annual Moral March and HKonJ looked a little different this year, but the large group of activists were still out in downtown Raleigh on Saturday morning to fight for a variety of causes, ranging from a $15 minimum wage to racial equity and justice.
As with many other events, COVID impacted their ability to safely gather and march – so instead of hundreds of people marching through the streets of downtown, they formed a motorcade of signs, stickers and blowing horns to represent their causes.
This year's theme was "Hope in Action: Living A New World Into Existence." Vehicles began lining up around 7 a.m. at the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts.
According to their website, "The Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People’s Assembly Coalition is made up of the more than 125 North Carolina NAACP branches, youth councils, and college chapters from across the state and members of over 200 other social justice organizations."
