HUNDREDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS HELD PEACEFUL PROTESTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SATURDAY:

■ Trotwood, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Saturday morning around 1,000 people marched from Madison Park through town to a parking lot at KMG Pharmacy. The protesters chanted throughout the march and many spoke to the crowd at the conclusion with a bullhorn that was passed person-to-person. Rob Dejene, who helped promote the event, said “I believe it is our duty as a thriving black community to stand up for injustices for people that look like us throughout the world. I want to bring more awareness to the plight of police brutality.”

■ Yellow Springs, noon: Hundreds of people lined streets throughout the Greene County village holding signs, waving at vehicles that drove through. Streets remained open throughout the protest.

■ Dayton, noon to 1:45 p.m.: Small groups of people began gathering around noon on Courthouse Square and people came and went throughout the early afternoon. By 1 p.m. more than 100 people began marching toward the Oregon District, chanting. There was light police presence along the march route. By 1:45 p.m. the march concluded and crowds thinned out. One of the speakers at the rally, Frederick Cox III, told the crowd to continue to work on the issues of racial justice long after the rally concluded. “Go do the work and get home safely,” he said.

■ Carlisle, noon: Dozens of people met in Carlisle for a protest at Roscoe Park. Brook Nauta of Franklin Twp. brought her three children to the event.“I hope the people around us ... take the time to think about what’s going on, in Carlisle and elsewhere, and realize that change does need to be happening,” she said.

■ Middletown, 1 p.m.: About 100 protesters were in downtown’s Governor’s Square, some chanting “No justice, no peace.” Middletown police Maj. Leanne Hood spoke to those gathered and asked them to help police. She held up her phone. “Help us out,” she said. “When you see the police, since we don’t have body cams, help us out. Get your cameras out when you see police interacting with somebody.”

■ Greenville, 3 p.m.: According to photos and videos posted to social media by the Early Bird Newspaper, more than 100 people chanted “black lives matter” and carried signs as they stood at the Municipal Building in downtown. Several men holding firearms patrolled in front of nearby storefronts.

■ Springfield, 3 p.m.: Several dozen people met for a protest near the Southern Village Shopping Center. At one point the group chanted the names of African Americans from around the country who have been killed by police.

■ Miamisburg, 3 p.m.: More than 100 people met at Rivefront Park in Miamisburg to chant and hold signs.

■ Huber Heights, 5 p.m.: Several hundred protesters lined Old Troy Pike near the Interstate 70 interchange. The groups chanted and held signs.