PHOTOS: June 6 Black Lives Matter March in Champaign

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Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020.
  • Photo: Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom

Editor’s Note: the person holding up the LGBTQ sign was misgendered as a woman in the original post. The person identifies as non-binary. We have amended the picture and we regret the error.

Adrian Rochelle of Champaign holds up a sign “My Black Life Matters” during Black Lives Matter protest and march on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Nancy Probst of Urbana holds up Black Lives Matter during protest and march in Champaign on June 2, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Andrehyu Rosas-Allen holds a sign that says “Tu lucha es mi lucha,” or “Your fight is my fight.” Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Sign holder promotes intersection of LGBTQ and African-American communities during Black Lives Matter protest and march on June 6, 2020 in Champaign. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Black Lives Matter marchers in Champaign on June 6, 2020. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom

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Reginald Hardwick

Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees daily newscasts and online stories. He also manages The 21st Show, a live, weekday talk show that airs on six NPR stations throughout Illinois. He is the executive producer of IPM's annual environmental TV special "State of Change." And he is the co-creator of Illinois Soul, IPM's Black-focused audio service that launched in February 2024. Before arriving at IPM in 2019, he served as News Director at WKAR in East Lansing and spent 17 years as a TV news producer and manager at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reginald is the recipient of three Edward R. Murrow regional awards, seven regional Emmy awards, and multiple honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald grew up in Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. Email: rh14@illinois.edu Twitter: @RNewsIPM