VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A march through the downtown of DeLand brought both community members and law enforcement to walk side by side.
One of the demonstrators, Dawn Myles, tells News 6 she's a mother of three children. “They are growing up in a place where their color seems to be a crime,” Myles said.
Myles was making a poster prior to the march that started at Chess Park. Her poster read 'I wish my black life was as important as every other endangered species.' "They’re scared, they don’t want to go places, and they shouldn’t feel like they should be in jeopardy of their life just because of the color of their skin," said Myles of her children.