MILWAUKEE (SPECTRUM NEWS) -- From Milwaukee's old water tower by the lake front to the Village of Brown Deer, people continued to exercise their freedom of expression across the Milwaukee area on Saturday.

“It feels really good because I wasn’t expecting this big of a turnout but I’m really happy that a lot of people came,” shared march organizer Tamaiya Henderson. 

Both protest marches showcasing diversity and high energy by those participating. 

“Especially as a black female its really hard with what’s going on right now, and for people to come join us feels really good because I know there is people on my side and that have my back when I need them," continued Henderson.

The protest that moved along Lake Drive heading north continued for nearly seven miles, and stopped at Whitefish Bay where it got larger as it was joined by another group of protesters. 

“I heard there’s three thousand people in the other protest so I think it’ll be really nice to just see so many people," said Vanessa Ochs who marched Saturday. 

Later in the day a march in the Village of Brown Deer took off from Brown Deer High School.  The village president assured she admires young people and their determination to make change.

“The young people are involved and they are coming up in a different era where they are with all races, ethnicities and lesbians and different religions, and they have friends in all of those cultures and they’re friends so they wanna be there for their friends," said Wanda Montgomery. 

Organizers and residents marching wanted to make a statement to show that Brown Deer is a caring and diverse community that will not stay silent, on issues affecting their black neighbors. 

“I’m there for them and they’ve been there for me when something has happened…so you know I’m invested in this community," added Emily Siegrist who organized the Village of Brown Deer march.

The march in Brown Deer reached the police department headquarters about an hour later, where everyone kneeled for nine minutes. 

The kneel for nine was a way to honor George Floyd's memory and others like him, who they say are no longer on earth because of police brutality.

Protests on Saturday remained peaceful and protesters started to disperse at the time the events were set to end.