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This image has been in my head for a while, but after attending the George Floyd protest on Monday. I knew I had to do it now. I seen beautiful people of all races standing up to police for the unjust treatment of black lives. It was surreal to me, but it also reminded me that there are quite a few people who refuse to acknowledge that this is even a problem. So this piece is specifically for you... time to wake up. Because honestly the rest of us are very tired. Tired of racism, police brutality, and all the systems that support these things. I'm a fan of addressing problems at their root. Police violence toward black people is a byproduct of white supremacy and racism. Please do what you can to stand up against it. #blacklivesmatter justice for #breonnataylor #georgefloyd #ahmaudarbery #tamirrice #mikebrown #trayvonmartin #sandrabland #johncrawford #ericgarner #rekiaboyd #ayannajones

In honor of the historic Derek Chauvin verdict, a photo of activist Iesha Evans being arrested by riot police on July 9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 'Protest: The Aesthetics of Resistance,' published by @larsmullerpublishers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This photo is analyzed in the chapter, "Troubled Pictures: The Superhero Photographs of the Black Lives Matter Movement" by @_tejucole who writes, "The photograph, taken by the Reuters journalist Jonathan Bachman on July 9, 2016, was made at an inauspicious time. The rally at which it happened was in response to recent killings of black men by the police, particularly the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. But just two days earlier, the nation was shocked by the murder of five police officers in Dallas by a lone gunman. Our collective grief, always complicated, took on wicked new fissures."⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #ieshaevans @hot_pants_mcgee #protest #blacklivesmatter #civilrights #socialjustice⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CN74nxapkME/?igshid=1si0ndptftmcl

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