Despite the fears, threats and boarded-up businesses, which Foster admitted probably had "an impact on people who are already kind of scared to come," she and her group of volunteer-based "peacemakers" did
Despite the fears, threats and boarded-up businesses, which Foster admitted probably had "an impact on people who are already kind of scared to come," she and her group of volunteer-based "peacemakers" did just that: hosted a march and subsequent rally, with a program of speakers, that resulted in zero incidents of violence and ended right on time.
Reception to the event has been overwhelmingly warm, Foster told E!. "There have been a lot of new people who will just DM me or message me or something, and it's really so nice," she explained. "I have such a hard time accepting it because they'll say, 'Thank you for putting this on. Our city needed it, it really helped empower the city.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, I know, but also, you don't have to thank me.' Most of the time I'll just reply with, 'Oh, thank you. That's so sweet.' But yeah, I've just received so much support."
On top of the support, people have also begun asking what's next. Her response? "I'm like, 'Yes I'm thinking. I got you. We still have to be careful because of COVID-19, but we're going to do something because this movement is far from done."