TORONTO In a crowd hundreds strong, Angelica Martin chanted Black lives matter because shes fed up with being discriminated against because of her race.

A Black grocery store cashier, Martin, 20, said even when its busy, few line up at her till. Shes had people make ignorant comments about her skin colour.

The recent death of George Floyd in Minnesota at the hands of police, and of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto with police on scene, spurred her to join the March For Change Friday, despite her parents warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic and possible violence.

Something needs to change, Martin said. I dont know how thats going to happen, but this is a step along the way. I felt like I had to come.