How a Biker Club Evolved Into Protest Marshals and Fundraisers

We recently talked to a few riders in a Twin Cities motorcycle club — including people named Barbie, Kassie, Bridget, Rachel, Amie, Marni, and Megan. The group is known as Bikers Riding Against Policy Brutality, and was formed to protect protestors after George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020. Today they are still engaged in marshaling at vari

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 2,415

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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We recently talked to a few riders in a Twin Cities motorcycle club — including people named Amie, Barbie, Breanne, Erica, Kassie, Marni, Megan, and Rachel. The group is known as Bikers Riding Against Policy Brutality — the acronym, BRAPB, appealed to one of the founders because it connotes the sound a motorcycle makes when revved.

The club largely started in the summer of 2020, after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police. A small group …

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