The Day in Photos: June 8, 2020

The day in pictures in Pittsburgh and around the region as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.

A young member of the Silverman family, whose mother Chani Silverman, not pictured, declined to identify by first name, dives as he shoots water into the air while playing with water balloons and other toys with his brothers in the family’s front yard, Monday, June 08, 2020, in Squirrel Hill. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Josh Zelesnick holds his daughters, Charlotte age 4 and Violet age 2, during the “slience” for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in the white clover on the lawn at the entrance of Pittsburgh Colfax K-8, at the end of their Peaceful March, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Squirrel of Pittsburgh. Josh, of East Liberty , is the Library Teacher at Colfax K-8. The March started at 8:46am, in Point Breeze, to stand also for the length of time that it took for the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette).
Paddle boarders enjoy the sunshine as they glide along North Park Lake on Monday, June 8, 2020. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Jayda Thompson, 17, of West Mifflin, gets her graduation photos taken by her friend, Alyse Whiddon, 16, at Point State Park Monday, June 8, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Thompson will attend Florida Atlantic University. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Educators and supporters raise their hands in support of change, at the entrance of Pittsburgh Colfax K-8, at the end of their Peaceful March, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Squirrel of Pittsburgh. The March started at 8:46am, in Point Breeze, to stand also for the length of time that it took for the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
The Silverman children, whose mother Chani Silverman, not pictured, declined to identify by first names, play with water balloons and other toys in their front yard, Monday, June 08, 2020, in Squirrel Hill. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Artists created a mural over the weekend supporting Black Lives Matter along the Allegheny River Monday, June 8, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)