WATCH: Voices from the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest in DC

By Monique Blyther
June 11, 2020 | 11:55 PM

Roger Campbell II holds a sign during the protests in D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (WTOP/Monique Blyther) — Roger Campbell II holds a sign during the protests in D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

Roger Campbell II speaks during a rally in D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (WTOP/Monique Blyther) — Roger Campbell II speaks during a rally in D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

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Last Saturday, thousands gathered in D.C. for the ninth day of protests following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

Demonstrators, braving the heat and the risk of coronavirus, assembled at the Lincoln Memorial in support of the city’s largest Black Lives Matter rally.

Among them stood activist Roger Campbell II, with a response to a question many non-black supporters have asked: How can I help?

He read portions of his essay, brought many to tears, and he challenged them to see life through the lens of a black experience.

WTOP rides shotgun at 140 mph on DC’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix course

By Jimmy Alexander
August 21, 2026 | 9:49 PM

Less than 24 hours before the first checkered flag waves at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in D.C., drivers got a chance Friday to put the 1.7-mile street course through its paces. WTOP got to ride shotgun in a 670-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Z06, reaching about 140 mph on the streets surrounding the National Mall. Behind the wheel was Ken Morris, General Motors' senior vice president of product programs, product safety and motor sports. “Oh, inspiring!” Morris said after the run. “D.C. is such a phenomenal place. I'm starstruck by it every time I'm here and to be able to have a track in the middle of it is fantastic.”

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