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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 30 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is an image of the Memorial Fence and the Washington Monument behind it. There are a bike, chairs, coolers, protesters, and bags that are in front of the fence. People are in front of the fence and one is holding a poster protesting. Multiple posters read “Stop Killing Us” “Pay A Black Woman Today” “Black Lives Matter” “Resist “We are the Majority” “Black Power” “Defeat White Supremacy” “Sex Is Great But Have You Ever Fucked The System” “ Fuck Your Fence “ We See Another Black Man Murdered” Imagine Justice” “Just Love” “Beware of the Dog” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “White silence Fuels Domestic [illegible]” “#DefundMPD EndSARS” “Fuck Your Fence” “Join Campaign Zero” “#Say Their Names” “White Supremacy is Deadly” “State of Injustice” “Protect Democracy From GOP” “Jesus knows Black Lives Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers”. There is also a Mexican flag hanging from the stoplight and a flag that reads “Fuck Trump” There is a poster with a drawing of two black power fists raised and Colin Kaepernick taking a knee. There is a mask of Donald Trump with a Hitler mustache drawn on and a drawing of Breonna Taylor. There are protestors in front of the fence sitting and standing, and one person is holding a flag and waving it.
Multiple posters read “Abolish Prisons Save Black Lives” “Quit your job, MPD! You class traitor fascist evil racist sexist asswipes!!” “Defund MPD” “Defend Black Lives” “Black Lives Matter”
There is a transgender flag on the fence which is pink, white, and blue and reads “Black Trans Lives Matter."
There is a painted image of a man with blue white and black paint with his eyes closed that reads “Free Your Mind.” There are small quotes written on the poster that read “Black futures matter” “Black joy matters” “No human is illegal on stolen land” “Black Trans Lives Matter! “BLM 4 Ever” “Stop Killing Us -Laiah Ban[illegible]” “Just. Be. Kind.” “Seriously” “Why Do You Hate Black People So Much” “Black Men We Love You!” There are two other images on the poster that are too blurry to determine.
A poster reads “Think Outside Your Carceral State of Mind Imagine Abolition”
There is a poster that has a drawing of a US postage mail box. Underneath this is another poster that has been washed out and the only legible word is “Badge”.
There is a poster that has a black power fist which was painted in different colors that are navy, purple, green, pink, orange, and light blue.
There is a close-up of the fabrics and shows four different pieces hanging on a string on the fence with different patterns and colors and writing on them. They are orange, purple, black/white, and a red checkered pattern. Respectively there is a small white square in the middle of the fabric squares and they read “Carlos Alcis 1970-2013” “Frankie Ann Perkins 1997” “Remember Them” “Dreasjon Reed 1999-2020” “Larry Eugene Jackson Jr.”
There are fifteen pieces of fabric that are hanging on a string on the fence with different patterns and colors and writing on them. They read “Alisia Tromae” “Laquan McDonald” “Manuel ‘Mannie’ Ellis” “William Howard Green Jr.” “Chad Robertson” “Michael Lee Marshall” “Carlos Alcis” “Frankie Ann Perkins 1997” “Remember Them” “Dreasjon Reed 1999-2020” “Larry Eugene Jackson Jr.” “Deborah C
The poster is a lavender color and an image of an eye in the middle with a teardrop as the pupil and circles extending outwards from the eye and it reads “We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For” encircling the eye.
There is a poster that reads “A…racisthomophobiczenophobicislamophobiclyingthievingunfaithfulconnivingunpatriotccowardlydumballegedpedophileallegedrapistmisoginisticcrankydimwittedcravendaughter-oglingsmall-handedwhoringvaingreedydraft-dodgingwhinyAFman-baby……says what?” and it has an image of Donald Trump’s head on it with a speech bubble coming from him that reads “What?” and in the corner of the poster reads “Biden 20[star symbol]” On Donald Trump’s head is a black square and a red swastika and reads “Secure Your Place In The Future”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 29 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a stylized poster of Ruth Bader Ginsberg. It shows her wearing pins that read “I dissent” and the symbol representing female sex. The poster itself reads “The Majority Opinion!”
Multiple posters read “Concede You sullen, irascible, misogynistic, racist MAN-CHILD” “#GunsDownFriday Maurice Scott #Say His Name” “…in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor” “Cops Support Racists #Fuck12” “Abolish Prisons Save Black Lives”.
A poster reads “11/06/2020 You’re Fired! Get out of MY House!” and there is small writing on this that reads “Amen To This”
The poster is a lavender color and has an image of an eye in the middle with a teardrop as the pupil and circles extending outwards from the eye and it reads “We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For” encircling the eye.
There is a transgender flag on the fence that is pink, white, and blue and reads “Black Trans Lives Matter."
There is part of a green poster that shows an eye that is over a pyramid.
There is a poster that reads “Cops Who Murder Turn in Your Badge” which has been rained on and the color is bleeding. There is a washed-out drawing of a cop badge and with the word “murder” there are blood stains drawn.
There is a poster of a postage mailbox with two envelopes, and it reads “Thank a Postal Worker Today”
There is a poster that has names of Black Trans Women who were victims of police brutality, and it reads “Dana Martin, 31; Ellie Marie Washtock, 38; Ashanti Carmon, 27; Claire Legato, 21; Muhlaysia Booker, 23; Michelle ‘Tamika’ Washington, 40; Paris Cameron, 20; Titi Gulley, 31; Chynal Lindsey, 26; Chanel Scurlock, 23; Zoe Spears, 23; Brooke Lindsey, 32; And Thousands More. Protect Black Trans Women. Rest in Power.”
There is a poster that reads “A…racisthomophobiczenophobicislamophobiclyingthievingunfaithfulconnivingunpatriotccowardlydumballegedpedophileallegedrapistmisoginisticcrankydimwittedcravendaughter-oglingsmall-handedwhoringvaingreedydraft-dodgingwhinyAFman-baby……says what?” and it has an image of Donald Trump’s head on it with a speech bubble coming from him that reads “What?” and in the corner of the poster reads “Biden 20[star symbol]”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 27 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
A poster reads “This Daughter of an Immigrant Dyke Voted Your White Supremacist Ass Out” and the word “dyke” is filled in with rainbow colors.
There is a ladder, lawn chairs, and multiple posters, with some on the ground as well that read “Proud Boys Are Little BITCHES” “Justice For Karon” “Biden Kamala 2021” ”Welcome 1st Woman Vice President” “White silence Fuels Domestic Terrorism” “Goodbye 2020” “Retire to Russia” “Fuck Your Fence” “Fuck Your White Supremacy” “Black Power” “The Whole Damn System Is Racist As Hell” “In Solidarity” “LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL not some” “FUCK Trump is corrupt too! @RemiBux333”
There is a poster that reads “Black Lives Matter” repeatedly on it six times, and there is a black power fist painted on top of this.
There is a large black poster that reads “#StopMPD Black Lives Matter”
There are multiple photographs of victims of police brutality and they read “Anthony Hill March 2015 Rest In Power” “Rest In Power Henry Lee Sr.” “Rest In Power Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr November 22, 2018” “Kevin Higginbotham March 12, 2016” “Rest In Power James Anderson” “Victo Larosa III July 2015 Rest In Power” “[illegible]n Harrison June 14, 2015 Rest In Power”
There is a poster that reads “Black Trans Lives Matter” and the poster has the colors of the transgender flag which is blue, pink, and white.
There is a poster that has the image of the American flag on it and it reads “Black Lives Matter”.
There is an image of an oil can and has a headshot of Joe Biden on it and it reads “Uncle Joe’s Restore -A- Country Now with [illegible] Agents Special Democracy Formulation CAUTION: Contents under pressure Red. TM. [illegible] 10/22/2020 #restore[illegible]”
There is a poster that shows two interlocking hands and is holding up a scale that is traditionally seen as held by Lady Justice and it reads “’There Can Be No Love Without Justice’ – bell hooks Black Lives Matter” and the Instagram handle of the artist is on the poster as well which reads “@brianonymous”
There is a poster that reads “Support Protect Listen Fight For Your Black Friends” and there are four different colored stickers which are pink, purple, green, and red respectively with stars on the poster that each read “Support Your Black Friends” “Protect Your Black Friends” “Listen To Your Black Friends” “Fight Your Black Friends” and then the Instagram Handle of the artist which reads “@KellynsStickas -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 26 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a poster that reads “The Guardians of the BLM Memorial Fence need help! The BLM Memorial Fence, and those protecting it, are at risk daily from Trump supporters and Trump himself, cops, other white supremacists, and weather conditions. A small group works to guard the fence but need supplies, equipment food and transportation, urgently! Donate via GoFundMe #FundTheFEnce #BLM”
A poster reads “WHY DO BLACK Lives MATTER? Deuteronmy [sic] 28 Verses 68 [;] And the Lord Shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen, and bondwomen, and no man shall buy u [sic] [;] April 3rd 1968 Dr King wrote he has been to the mountain top and has seen the Promised Land He might not get here with us But he was not afraid. 52 years ago he gave testimony of The Kingdom of God and the Promised Land is the Land Promised to be [illegible] by the Lord. 2020 was the Prophecy of Dr. King as He [illegible] above corruption in the line of Musa, Elijah, and the Son Yeshua, From Goshen to Galilee to D.C. in 2020 in the Chain of Affliction Black Lives are the Number One Link [;] 2020 Be My Elect [;] Uncle Samuel L. Powell The Right On Write in Candidnte [sic[ for P.O.T.U.S. [;] INDEPENDENT”
Multiple posters read “All Votes Matter” “Black Lives Matter” “Your Silence is Loud #BLM say their names” “Pack Your Shit, Don” “Defund MPD” “Say his Name Quawan Charles”
There is a blue poster with black and white swirls to represent the ocean and it reads “The Seas Are Rising So Must We”
A poster reads “Families Belong Together” and there are stick figure drawings to represent families on the poster.
A black poster that reads “Do You Hear the PEOPLE Sing?” and there are outlines of four fists drawn in white paint at the bottom of the poster.
A poster reads “It’s Right to Rebel ! – Mao ¡ La Rebelión Se Justifica !” which translates into “The Rebellion is Justified”
There is an image of a postage stamp, and it reads “Stamp Out Trump” and next to it is a poster that is slightly falling down which has an image of a mail delivery van and it reads “Save the Post Office”.
There is a poster that reads “Black Trans Lives Matter” and the poster has the colors of the transgender flag which is blue, pink, and white.
There is a poster which has a drawn image of a meme which is a dog with a hat and there is fire in the background and a bacterium floating around it and it reads “Finally”. The dog is also holding a piece of paper that reads “Eviction Notice To: Donald Trump From: Murica” #MPP”
Another poster reads “Fuck Amerikka! ACAB [;] FTP [;] Defund MPD [;] Fuck MPD”
A poster reads “The African Diaspora must unite and deconstruct the institution put in place to divide us.” And another reads “11/14: Nazis stabbed my friends. Where were you? Defend DC?” “Justice for DeonKay We wont [sic] forget you! #RIP”
There is orange duct tape that reads “Deonte Rawlings” and “Alonzo [illegible].
There is a poster that reads “#BLM 2020” and a drawn image of a woman who has glasses and a mask who is holding a poster that reads “Racism Continues To Shame Us – Pope Francis.”
Multiple posters reads “White Supremacy will be Defeated” “Say Their Names “Taking Our flag BACK!” “BLM” “YOU’RE FIRED” “Breonna Taylor” “Black Trans Power” “Who Invented the ‘White Race’? the Ruling Class! Read = Ted Allen’s ‘The Invention of the White Race’” “Put the gun’s Down and pick us kid’s up! Gun’s down in our Home street’s and community! Rip Maurice scott [heart symbol] Gun’s down Friday !!” “Justice for Quawan Charles” “Black and Proud [;] Brown girl, you are lovely in every shade! I’m Not my hair. I’m Not my skin. I am the soul that lives within.” “Bring Back Our Boys” “Say Her Name Sandra Bland”
There is a white tapestry with a drawn image of Donald Trump and a horse that is looking at him and they are in a stable and it reads “Stable genius”. On Donald Trump's tie, there is a hammer and sickle which is commonly a communist symbol.
A poster that reads “My Vice President Looks Like Me!” and a drawn image of Kamala Harris and the “MVP” is highlighted in black to stand out.
There are multiple strips of fabric with names of those who were victims of police brutality and they read “RIP [illegible]” “Anthony Hill” “Renisha McBride” “[illegible] Pharoah M[illegible]” “Darius Robinson” “R.I.P. Philando Castile” “R.I.P Dominique Clayton” “R.I.P. Antwon Rose”
There are multiple black and white photographs of people who have lost their lives to police brutality and all read Defund Disarm Disband The Police”. The photographs read “Aira Rosser 40 Yrs Old November 9, 2014” “Aiyana Jones 7 Yrs Old May 16, 2010” “Betti Jones 55 Yrs Old Dec 26, 2017” “Alteria Woods 21 Yrs Old March 19, 2017” “Meagan Hockaday 26 Yrs Old March 28, 2015” “Kyam Livingston 37 Yrs Old July 24, 2013” “Kyla Moore 41 Yrs Old Febuary [sic] 12, 2013” “Loreal Tsingine 27 Yrs Old March 27, 2016” “Kisha Michael 31 Yrs Old Febuary [sic] 21 2016” “Jeanette Riley 35 Yrs Old July 8, 2014” “Pamela Turner 44 Yrs Old May 13, 2019” “Kiwi Herring 30 Yrs Old Aug 21, 2017” “Karen [illegible]”
There are other color photographs of victims of police brutality and they read “Kyam Livingston July 24, 2013” “Bataline Mbegby Oct 6, 2014 Rest In Power” “Rest In Power” “Rest In Power Tommy”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 22 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is an image of the Memorial Fence and the Washington Monument behind it and there is a bike, chairs, coolers, and bags that are in front of the fence. People are in front of the fence and one is holding a poster protesting. Multiple posters read “Stop Killing Us” “Pay A Black Woman Today” “Black Lives Matter” “Resist “We are the Majority” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “White silence Fuels Domestic [illegible]” “#DefundMPD EndSARS” “Fuck Your Fence” “Join Campaign Zero” “#Say Their Names” “Jesus knows Black Lives Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers”. There is also a Mexican flag hanging from the stoplight
A poster reads “Baby Trump, Your’e [sic] coming out of the Whitehouse [sic] Don’t forget first Vice President KAMALA Harris And President Biden is coming”
Multiple posters read “Young Black Lives Old Black Lives Gay Black Lives Trans Black Lives Non-Binary Black Lives Matter” and “Diversity Is The Future” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Is anyone really surprised that DONALD TRUMP is trying to force himself on America after she said no!” “Abolition requires that we CHANGE one thing which is EVERYTHING” “Thank You Stacey Abrams and Black Voters Everywhere” “Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend did not shoot at police…..he shot at someone trying to break into his home” “57% of white people STILL voted for Trump ?!?!?!?!” “We Can’t Repeal Our Pre-Existing Conditions” “11/06/2020 You’re Fired! Get out of MY House!” “Reclaiming The People’s House” “Injustice Anywhere Is A Threat To Justice Everywhere” “We DUMPed [sic] TRUMP!” “You Will Never Get Away With This” “Person Woman Man VOTE Biden Harris” “Mitch Don’t Forget Essential Workers” “Thank You Jim Clyburn Stacy Abrams! African Americans saved this country Again! Thank you!”
There is a poster with the black power fist on it and a rainbow drawn on the top right corner and a gold heart in the fist and it reads “All lives can’t matter until black’s minorily [sic] lives matter too ! Black Lives Matter [;] It takes more eff[illegible]”
A poster has a spray-painted image of a red rose on it and written over it reads “We’re all in this together ! Vote. Vote. Vote!! The Duty of a True Patriot is to Protect County from it’s Government!”
There is a green poster that has a silver spray-painted pyramid on it and a red spray-painted eye on top of it which seems to represent the Illuminati.
A poster reads “This Daughter of an Immigrant Dyke Voted Your White Supremacist Ass Out” and the word “dyke” is filled in with rainbow colors.
There is a poster that has a portrait of a black woman without a face and there is a thought bubble that reads “#SayHerName” and behind the portrait are names of women who died because of police brutality. Some names that are able to be seen read “Tanisha Anderson [illegible]arleena Lyles[;] Sandra [;] McKenna P[illegible] Turner [illegible] Gabriella [;] Miriam Carey [;] Shelly Frey [;] Malissa [illegible] [;] Shantel Davis [;] [illegible] [;] Sherese Fra[illegible] [;] Breonna Taylor”
A poster has an image of two hands reaching out to each other and it reads “Stop Separating Families #AbolishICE [;] What if it was your family?”
A poster reads “Sin Justicia No Habra Paz which translates into “Without Justice, there will not be Peace” and there is a drawing of a police car that is on fire.
A poster reads in Russian “в отставку Трамп Resign!” which translates to “Resign Trump Resign”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 21 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a poster that has a black power fist with pink, blue, green, and purple and reads “Trans Gay Nonbinary Immigrant Disabled Neurodivergent Mothers Fathers Elderly Afro-Latinx Children [;] Black Lives will always Matter! Love Trumps Hate”
There is an image of a fence that only has two posters on it and it reads ‘Democracy is Stronger Than Trump” and "Trump Hates Democracy” but there are zip ties on the fence that show there were other posters or items attached to the fence previously. There is a doily-like collar to represent Ruth Bader Ginsberg as this is similar to the lace collar that she wore while she was on the United States Supreme Court.
There is an origami bird on the ground in front of the fence and the posters read “people build peace” “We See Another Black Man Murdered” “Black Trans Lives Matter”
There is a photograph of Tamir Rice and it’s within a plastic cover and it reads “Tamir Rice Nov 22, 2014 [;] Rest In Power”.
There is a photograph of Sheneque Proctor and it’s within a plastic cover and it reads “Sheneque Proctor Nov 1, 2014. There is an image of Greg Hill Jr on a poster that is a memorial poster and it reads “Never Forget [;] Greg Hill Jr [;] Sunrise 10-28-83 [;] Sunset 01-14-14 [;] Celebrating LIFE the day you past away” There are other posters that read “#SayHerName”.
There is an image of Mussolini and Donald Trump’s head has replaced Mussolini’s and it reads “Dimestore Mussolini? [;] Concerned.” And there are words spraypainted on the poster that reads “Toxic Loser”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 20 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is an image of the Memorial Fence and the Washington Monument behind it and there is a bike, chairs, coolers, and bags that are in front of the fence. People are in front of the fence and one is holding a poster protesting. Multiple posters read “Stop Killing Us” “Pay A Black Woman Today” “Black Lives Matter” “Resist" “We are the Majority” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “White silence Fuels Domestic [illegible]” “#DefundMPD EndSARS” “Fuck Your Fence” “Join Campaign Zero” “#Say Their Names” “Jesus knows Black Lives Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers” “BLM” “Black Power” “End Qualified Immunity”.
Multiple posters read “Families Belong Together” “All Votes Matter” “Pack Your Shit, Don” “All Votes Matter” “Your Silence is Loud #BLM say their names” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Black Lives Matter”
There is a pink heart that reads “alvin cole should still be here” “We Keep Us Safe” ”Rest in Power”
“You’re Fired” “Do No Harm.”
There is a poster that has an image of Meagan Hockaday and it reads “Meagan Hockaday 26 Yrs Old March 28, 2015” This is the date where she was shot and killed and the poster further reads “Defund Disarm Disband the Police”
On a yellow poster, it reads “The Revolution will be Accessible [;] Black Disabled Lives Matter”
A strip of fabric reads “RIP Jordan Edwards” and “Michelle Cusseau”
Part of a poster is visible, and it reads “MPD Refund DC”
A blue poster reads “Who’s the Loser Now? You’re Fired! From a Proud Veteran” and next to this reads “You Are Fired !!” that has writing on it and reads “It’s Over [;] Start Packing [;] Time To Concede”
There’s a poster that reads “Sashay away [;] Look how fucking orange you look !” Above this is part of a red poster that reads “National Organization For Women”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 19 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is an image of the Memorial Fence and the Washington Monument behind it and there is a bike, chairs, coolers, and bags that are in front of the fence. People are in front of the fence and one is holding a poster protesting. Multiple posters read “Stop Killing Us” “Pay A Black Woman Today” “Black Lives Matter” “Resist “We are the Majority” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “White silence Fuels Domestic [illegible]” “#DefundMPD EndSARS” “Fuck Your Fence” “Join Campaign Zero” “#Say Their Names” “Jesus knows Black Lives Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers”.
There is a poster that reads “We All Bleed The Same” and there is red paint on the poster that is splattered over it and red handprints. It also reads “BLM” in red. Underneath this is a circular poster that reads from the outside in going clockwise “Black Disabled Lives Matter – Black Trans Lives Matter – Black Incarcerated Lives Matter – Black Queer Lives Matter – Young Black Lives Matter – Poor Black Lives Matter – Old Black Lives Matter – All Black Lives Matter”
There is an image of a hand that is throwing away a container that has Donald Trump inside it and it reads “Vetepal’ carajo. Sincerely, Puerto Rico [which translates to Fuck Off] and there is a drawing of the Puerto Rican flag by the bottom of the poster.
There is a long tapestry that reads in red “Defend Democracy” and it has a rose before and after the statement as well as two held hands. Underneath this are multiple posters that read “Count Every Vote” “Donald Trump is a White Supremacist” “Fuck Trump” “Reform MPD @murielbowser” “Justice for Quawan Charles” “Divided We Fall” “Black Power Matters” “Genocide Looming Over Tigrayans Act Now! #StopWarOnTigray” “Solidarity Not Sympathy” “The People Have Spoken” “Class Dismissed Betsy!! #OnBehalfOfALLTeachers “If Your Religious Beliefs Oppose Contraception, Don’t Use It” “Color is not a Crime”
There is an image of Ruth Bader Ginsberg from her Times cover magazine.
Multiple posters read “Black Trans Lives Matter” and the poster has the colors of the trans flag which are blue, pink, and white. Some of these posters are of the American flag instead also read “Black Trans Lives Matter”.
There is a cloth sheet that reads “There’s a poster that reads “’I can’t breathe. I have my ID [illegible] My name is Elijah McClain. That’s my house. I was just going home. I’m an introvert. I’M JUST DIFFERENT. That’s all. I’M SO SORRY. I have [illegible] fun. I don’t do that stuff. I don’t do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don’t even kill flies! I don’t eat meat. I don’t judge people, I don’t judge people who do eat meat. Forgive me. All I was trying to do was become better. I will do it. I will [illegible] anything. Sacrifice my identity, I’ll do it. You all are phenomenal. You are beautiful and I love you. Try to forgive me. I’m a mood Gemini. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Ow, that really hurt. You all are very strong. Teamwork makes the dream work. Oh, I’m sorry I wasn’t trying to do that. I JUST CAN’T BREATHE CORRECTLY’ – Elijah McClain as he was being murdered on Aug. 24, 2019. Elijah was put in a chokehold and lost consciences. The paramedics injected him with ketamine. He suffered a heart attack and was declared Brain Dead. His killers – Nathan Woodyard & Jason Rosenblatt & Randy Roedema still work for the Aurora Police Department. DONATE TO [illegible] ELIJAHSFOUNDATION https://gf.me.u.x5g5vw
One poster reads “Burn Down The AmeriKKKan Plantation” and there are drawn flames around the text. A poster next to this reads “If All You Came To Do Is Take Pics Take Your Performative A** Home Take Real Action”. Another reads “All Our Silences In The Face Of Racist Assaults Are Acts of Complicity – bell hooks” [name is not capitalized purposefully]
A poster reads “school house edu and there is a drawing of a blackboard that is in front of didn’t colored circles that are supposed to represent ‘people’. This blackboard reads “’I’m tired of waiting for the day my racial justice lesson can be a history lesson...not a current events lesson. BLACK LIVES MATTER!’”
A poster reads “I went to John Marshall Elem. School 50 yrs. Ago with the Day twins. 20 years before Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court."
There is a poster that is painted like an upside-down American flag that has two shadow hands that are painted on it.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 18 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There are two large white tapestry’s that reads “Abolition Now” and “Fuck White Supremacy.” There is a large “X” that crosses out “white supremacy”.
Multiple posters read “Protect Black Womxn Love Respect Uplift” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Say Their Names” “Reclaiming our...time. history. Choices. SPACE.”
There is a poster that reads “Black Trans Lives Matter” and the poster has the colors of the trans flag which are blue, pink, and white.
A white poster reads “Hey Donald! G.T.F.O. of Washington, D.C.! @ejbjazz [illegible]”
On a concrete roadblock with the Memorial Fence and Washington Monument in the background, it reads “Fake Police Abuse People For Real Here (Not An Act)”
A poster reads “school house edu and there is a drawing of a blackboard that is in front of didn’t colored circles that are supposed to represent ‘people’. This blackboard reads “’I’m tired of waiting for the day my racial justice lesson can be a history lesson...not a current events lesson. BLACK LIVES MATTER!’”
On the ground, multiple statements are written in chalk and it reads “This Is What Democracy Looks Like!” which is encircled in a speech bubble. Underneath this reads “Black Trans Lives Matter” and “BLM” as well as a drawing of a heart.
There is a crosswalk that has names of those who were victims of police brutality and on the white stripes of the crosswalk reads “MPD Murdered Karon Hylton Deon Kay Breonna Taylor [;] Protect Black Women [;] Fuck 12 Fire Newsham Fire Bagshaw” and on a poster that is hanging on a fence near this crosswalk reads “Fuck My Privilege Black Lives Matter”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 14 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a deflated balloon of Trump which is on a poster, and it reads “#BabyGate” then has makeshift bars that read “Bunker Baby” that are on the balloon. Next to this is a red poster that reads “Vote Bunker Baby OUT.” A cardboard poster reads “AKA IN The White House PERIOD.”
A white poster reads “Say His Name: Daniel Prudei Murdered by RPD 3/31/2020 We Will Never Forget ” There is a cardboard poster that reads “JOE 2020 New Era” and this is inside the drawn blue circle. Another cardboard poster reads “Joe Biden |Kamala Harris |AOC |Bernie Sanders! DEMOCRACY WON ! THE PEOPLE WON! THE USA WON!” There is a statement on the fence that was created by small pieces of paper and reads “WE KEEP US SAFE” where “We Keep” is in orange “Us” is in blue and “Safe” is in white.
And a poster that reads “You Didn’t Win The People’s Vote In 2016 Either And It Took 4 Years To Get You Out!” it shows that many posters have been torn down from the fence as well. There is a poster that is lying on the ground that reads “Vote!” and there are words that have been written on the poster in white paint and black marker that read “Harm Reduction for Whom??” “#Oust [Rodrigo] Duterte + [Donald] Trump!” “Laban! Makibaka! [illegible] Go Beyond Electoral Politics”
Next to this is a black poster with yellow spray paint that is still hanging on the fence and reads “Black Men + [illegible] Black Lives” and there seems to be an image of a pig that was drawn. A cardboard poster reads “We The People VOTEd OUT Bunker B*tch (And [which is crossed out] Now, All The Other Racists.) @AudraKim Jun 7, 2020.”
Two glass windows have tape that has the LGBTQIA+ colors across it. Then there are different images of people protesting that have been cut out from newspaper articles. The word “Bye” is spelled out in green and yellow tape and has been repeated fifteen times on the glass.
There is a square box that reads “Trade” on the glass. Two posters read “Black Trans Lives Matter” and “ Hate Won't Make Us Great Vote Blue” and there is a checked mark in a box drawn on the poster.