Residents gathered at Jones Park for the ‘Protest for Peace’

On Sunday, many gathered at Jones Park for the second weekend in a row to protest for peace and shed light on racial injustice.

- sunday, many gathered at jones- park for the second - weekend in a row to protest for- peace and shed light on racial- injustice.- the protest was led by d'laun - ball, a social activist and - event organizer here on the - mississippi gulf coast.

- attendees were encouraged to- register to vote and sign - petitions.- the mic was also open to anyone- who wanted to share their - experiences or encounters with- racism.

- several people stepped up and - shared their stories.

- - kevin robert bonner, protester:- "i think it helpd us move the story forward- it helps understand excatly wha- is going on and - what we have to overcome.

And - the problem, to be quite frank,- is racism, white- supremacism, and white- privilege.

We can pretend it- doesn't exist.

We can act like- it doesn't exist.

But we're - fooling ourselves if we do."

- - - meetings to discuss racial- injustice and how to help will- be held every second and fourth- saturdays at-