Over 100 students stood with their arms linked outside of the Union at the University of Utah on Wednesday to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Silently, students protested police brutality and what they feel is the systemic oppression of black individuals. Their arms were linked “to show solidarity,” explained Ray Taylor, a student, and participant in the demonstration. “We are standing with each other in unity.”
Most of those protesting wore black to draw attention to black victims of police violence, although there were some students in the ranks, who stumbled upon the demonstration by accident and decided to join wearing different colors.