Interstate 95 S is back open after Black Lives Matter protesters blocked off traffic near Belvidere on Monday.
(FOX10)- At least a dozen protesters blocked off all southbound lanes around 5:45 p.m. and draped a sign on the overpass.
Several State Police cruisers, as well as Richmond Police and a helicopter, arrived on scene. Lanes reopened around 6:20 p.m.
“It’s good for us,” said Black Lives Matter supporter Melinda Watkins. “These white folks think they can rule the world. Especially VCU [Police]. They think they own the whole world, but they don’t. God owns this world.”
However, most of the protesters that stopped traffic on Monday were white. Organizers say it was planned this way. The protest was meant to show white people “putting their lives on the line for black people.”
“Anytime you can’t walk the street unless you have a cop running up on you then you are not safe,” said Watkins. “I don’t feel safe. Not with them.”