“The crowd arrived here about five to ten minutes ago, but it’s clear that people are not going to fit into Westlake Park. Police are diverting traffic off of Pine Street. Fifth Avenue has been shut down. I can’t get near the stage. I’m a block away. You can’t hear the stage over people chanting and drummers drumming. It’s just a forest of signs. I’m going to hang up and try to make it to the stage. I can’t recall a protest that’s been scheduled for Westlake Park that’s not been able to fit into it.”

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...