Paighten Harkins(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazarah Staton and Alayla Reuss put flowers On Martin Luther King Jr.Õs picture at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Saerlyn Louissaint claps as Fatima Dirie speaks at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazarah Staton and Bailey Reuss select flowers to put on the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Participants dance to the music at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Khalila Montoya, 2, carries a flower to put on the memorial, at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cleopatra Balfour dances at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Precious Stovall dances at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazarah Staton and Alayla Reuss hold flowers For the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Photos of Abram OnkoopotseTiro, Breonna Taylor and Redel Jones are just a few of the many Black lives that have been lost at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Krystal Guerra dances at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Flowers accompany photos of Black lives that have been lost at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazarah Staton and Alayla Reuss hold flowers For the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fatima Dirie speaks at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Participants dance to the music at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Photos of those that have lost their lives in Utah accompany photos of Black lives that have been lost since the mid 19th Century, at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Participants dance to the music at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sarah Vaughn dancers at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Courage Tamakloe and Manariyo Lenata add a photo to the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
Hundreds came together Saturday evening for a block party to honor Black people who’ve lost their lives to police violence and racism.
People gathered at the Say Their Names memorial — one of more than 25 nationwide — located at 355 N. 500 West in Salt Lake City.
On Saturday, attendees danced and ate at food trucks, but they also heard from speakers and took time to remember those killed by police, including a number of people killed by police in Utah.
Attendees hung flowers on a chainlink fence alongside photos of those killed.
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