PHOTOS: DC Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice draws hundreds

June 14, 2020 | 8:38 PM

Members of the D.C. faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington. (Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>.) — The historic Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Old Town Alexandria, hosted a Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice in downtown D.C. along with the NAACP on Sunday, June 14.

Members of the D.C. faith community are asked to socially distance as they participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — The march went from the National Museum of African American History and Culture to Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, welcomes members of the D.C. faith community to a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington. (Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Reverend Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of the Alfred Street Baptist Church, welcomed hundreds of marchers, including regional and local ecumenical believers and leaders, along with national faith leaders.

Members of the D.C. faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020. (Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — The hosting organizations said they would ask Congress to hold a national conversation on racial justice and equality in America, as well as full implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1964.

The Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in D.C. (Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — The groups also want the policies of the <a href="https://8cantwait.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eight Can't Wait</a> movement to limit police violence implemented, and call to classify the mistreatment of Black people as a human rights violation.

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

(Courtesy Shannon Finney, <a href="http://shannonfinneyphotography.com">shannonfinneyphotography.com</a>) — Members of the Washington, DC faith community participate in a Prayer Walk in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Washington, DC

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The historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, hosted a Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice in downtown D.C. along with the NAACP on Sunday, June 14.

See photos of the walk below.

Photos by Shannon Finney, shannonfinneyphotography.com.

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