[Updated June 6, 2020]

Residents of the Route 1 corridor are holding vigils to express unity and call for racial justice after police have violently clashed with protesters in recent days in and around Washington, D.C., and nationwide.

Below is a running list of local vigils and gatherings held in the wake of nationwide protests of police violence after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. As always, please let us know in the comments if we missed any.

And please be sure to wear a mask and practice social distancing, standing at least six feet away from others.

-North Brentwood’s Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center will hold a virtual vigil on Tuesday, June 9 at 2 p.m. on Facebook live to honor George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.

-Cheverly residents will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, Boyd Park at 1801 64th Avenue. to walk, run and stand in solidarity. The event will end at 8:08 p.m.

-Greenbelt residents will hold a candlelight vigil and unity gathering from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, on Crescent Road. The event has been planned in coordination with the Greenbelt police. Attendees are asked to wear face masks and practice social distancing.

–Laurel residents will march at Granville Gude Park and protest on Cherry Lane, 8300 Mulberry St., Sunday June 7, ceremony at 2 p.m. and march at 2:30 p.m.

-National Harbor will be the location of a march on Saturday June 6, 2020 at 2 p.m. The Prince Georges’s County Educators’ Association will officially join #BLMinPG at the Awakening in National Harbor. The group will leave the Awakening and March Across the Memorial Bridge in a peaceful protest.

Previously Held Vigils and Protests

-Bladensburg held a peaceful march on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in response to the recent events and to stand in solidarity against injustice. The march began at Bladensburg High School and end at the World War I Peace Cross Memorial.

-College Park residents held a protest for racial justice from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, between College Avenue and the University of Maryland campus police headquarters in the Pocomoke Building. Those not comfortable being in large groups were encouraged to drive along Route 1 in the area with signs visible.

-Hyattsville faith leaders hosted a solidarity vigil from 7 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 at University Christian Church on the corner of Adelphi Road and Belcrest Avenue. The event included nine-minute silence. Attendees were asked to wear a face mask, practice social distancing and bring handheld signs only.

-Mount Rainier residents also held front-porch candlelight vigils on Saturday, May 30.

-University Park residents held front-porch candlelight vigils on the evening of Saturday, May 30, as a gesture of solidarity while maintaining social distance.

-Prince George’s County faith leaders held hourly vigils starting at noon Tuesday, June 2 for a day of prayer at different houses of worship from Landover to New Carrollton from noon to midnight today. The list includes large churches from various denominations as well as the Islamic Community Center in Laurel, the Prince George’s Muslim Association and the Diyanet Center in Lanham.