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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 03 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 panoramic shot of the fence with the Washington Monument in the background and all the posters and an orange and grey sweatshirt that are on poles that make them stand above the fence. There are coolers, chairs, a ladder, tarps, and various cups on the ground in front of the fence.
There are four white tarps that have drawn depictions of Donald Trump as a devil or a ghost and they reads from left to right “Halloween horror Voter Fraud” (this image is a drawing of Trump as a Devil and he is ripping a ballot in half), next reads “Tyranny’s ghost (a drawing of Trump as a ghost holding a MAGA sign), the third reads “Liar Liar Pants on Fire” (a drawing of Trump as a Devil and his pants are on fire), the last tarp reads “Dear Leader Gift of God?” (a drawing of Trump as a Devil and he is holding money in one hand and a cross in his other hand).
There is a large tarp that has an image of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and John Lewis and it reads “A foul rain falls – harder than ever. There was only an umbrella. But at least that. Forged from the blood of your brow. Sunny out!, they smile. Would that it were because justice is blind.” There is a piece of cardboard with writing on it that is faded and reads “Chaple Church of Lafayette, IN St. Elizabeth Hospital [;] Sex abuse Decon” And the rest is Illegible.
There is a picture of a protest that is going on and there are people holding posters that read “Black Lives Matter ! Trans Lives Matter !” and “I Didn’t Vote For Trump or Biden Be An Independent Thinker! #BestPossible[illegible]”
There is an image of a ceramic red “Make America Great Again” hat that is broken on the ground. -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 04 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 white flags that are in the ground and a big billboard that reads “In America How could this happen… 232,657. IG: @InAmericaFlags [;] suzannefirstenberg.com IG:@SFirstenberg” These were the flags that represented the amount of Americans who died from COVID-19.
There are spray-painted words on the ground that read “Jesus loves Black people” and “Agrees that Black Lives Matter.” The word “Jesus” is the only word that is in orange and the rest have been written in white.
There is a poster that has an image of Barack Obama on the right-hand side. On the left-hand side is a black panther hidden in the grass, and Donald Trump, who is behind bars, which reads “Tick Tock Bunker Bitch” and is underneath the panther. There is also a depiction of grass as the background of the poster. In the shape of a heart reads the words “Black Lives Black Love Black Power Solidarity ” The poster also reads “No Justice No Peace!” and there are words in Obama's hand that seem to show that he is speaking, and it reads “They here.” On Obama’s tie, it has the black power fist and reads “Black Lives Matter” and the rest of the words are illegible.
There is a pink poster that reads “The Fight Against The Establishment Continues” and the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence is in the background. -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 09 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’s an image of Rosie the Riveter and it reads “Grab Him By The Ballot!” and “ RN From VA” There are other words and statements written on the poster to look like tattoos that read” “Because Science” “USA” “Science [over] fear” and “Fauci”.
Multiple posters read “Become ungovernable!” “You’re Fired!” “The Whole World is Dancing!” “LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL not some” “Black Mental Health Matters” “To the left, to the left! Everything you own in the box to the left!” “AmeriKKKa” “You Didn’t Win The People’s Vote In 2016 Either And It Took 4 Years To Get You Out!” “I Love BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Women, Immigrant, and Human Rights So I Vote” “Love Each Other And remember kids… ACAB”
There is a stylized drawn image of Donald Trump with an orange background, and it reads “Bye Don” and there is a sticker that reads “Dude Gotta Go Biden Harris 2020”
There is a poster that holds an eviction notice that reads “! Eviction NOTICE ! To: Donald J Trump We are terminating your tenancy and want to evict you from the following property: The White House (1600 Pennsylvania Ave) Our reason for evicting you is because YOU LOST! You must move from the property or remedy our reason for evicting you by the following date: January 20th, 2021. If you do not agree with this eviction notice you have the right to legal advice and may contact a lawyer. Name of Owner or Agent: Joe Biden Address of Owner or Agent: Soon to be 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Telephone Number: (202) 456 – 1111 Signature Joe Biden Date: November 7th, 2020”
There is a small cardboard figure of Donald Trump that reads “iLeARn tHE LaNgUGe![sic] #tinytrump”
Another poster reads “We Voted You’re Out!” with an image of Donald Trump and there is a speech bubble that reads “I’m Fired” and a “Biden Harris 2020” sticker.
There is a poster that has a drawing of Donald Trump and his hair is “flying off” and it reads “Guess He Lost It”
Another poster reads “Current Resident: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave EVICTED You Have 73 Days to get Your Shit and Clear Out” -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 11 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 panoramic shot of the fence with the Washington Monument in the background.
There are two American flags on the fence and a black flag that reads “Trump” and is covered with a red circle with a line through the word. There are suitcases and chairs in front of the fence.
There is a mask of Donald Trump that is on a cardboard “pipe” and it reads “I Enjoy Scat Sex” and there is a toothbrush mustache drawn on the mask. There is an image of Donald Trump’s head which has a toothbrush mustache drawn on.
Multiple posters read “What Are You Hiding?” “Jesus Knows Trump Is Deadly” “Trump is Guilty” and an image of the Puerto Rican flag. Other posters read “Loser” “We Are Better Than This” “White Silence is Violence!!!!!” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It.” And there is a drawn image of a black power fist on a poster
There is a tarp that is covering the fence and the posters from getting wet from the rain.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 13 October 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 close up shot of a wet cardboard poster that reads “There’s no such thing as neutral education. It is a tool of conformity or freedom. - Paulo Freire”
There is a white board that reads “Donald Trump is a white SPREMACIST” and surrounding the board are photographs of victims to police brutality and they read “Rest in Power”. Some of the victims are Michael Ealy, Henry Lee Sr., Demarcus Semer, and Malik Williams.
A poster reads “Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk”.
There is a flag that has the trans flag on it, which is blue, pink and white and it reads “Black Trans Lives Matter.” On the ground is a poster that has the word “Bigotry” written over and over on it and then a large red ‘stamp’ that reads “IMPEACH”over the words. Next to this is a cardboard poster that reads “Do the Right Thing!” and has the black power fist taped on the cardboard poster. Another cardboard poster reads “The BIGGEST Gang in Every City is the Police [;] #ORGANIZEORDIE [;] Black Power Matters [;] Fuck 12.” Then another poster reads “David ‘BBQ Man’ McAtee, 53 YO Louisville, KY Chef Community Pillar Killed by the same police he’s fed for free June 1st, 2020.”
There are posters that reads “Destiny” “DAMF” “Blue Lies Matter” “Black Lives Matter”
Stickers are on an old tow away poster and the stickers reads ‘Fuck Trump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain” and it looks like a campaign poster. Another sticker reads “DIRTS Win” with “Dirts” in a blue text and “win” on top of the text. There is a sticker that has a silhouette of Trump’s head and under it reads “Injustice” on an orange background.
There is a cardboard poster of the monopoly man that is holding a police officer and it reads “Black Lives Matter R.I.P. George Floyd Breonna Taylor Atatiana Jefferson Freddie Gray” it further has “marcmoneyart.com” and “@marcmoneyart”.
There is a painted portraited of Trayvon Martin that reads “Trayvon.”
There is a painted portrait of Vanessa Guillén with the Mexican flag behind her (green, white, and red) that reads “Not one more.” Another poster reads “Silence is Betrayal”, “fuck racism”
There is an orange hazard cone in from of the fence next to a poster that reads “FREEdom is not FREE, except for those Tax Cheats who are…FREEly allowed to not pay taxes!!! They still [illegible] public services that are paid by TAX PAYER funds. These Billionaires are the TOP of the ENTITLEMENT CLASS.” -
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. -
Protest Signs and Artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 15 June 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
In these images, some of the signs read "Black Lives Matter Fuck Racists," "In Memory of Breonna Taylor," "Baby Gate," and "Black Lawyers for Black Lives." -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 16 October 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 black t-shirt that reads “Jamarion Robinson” that is hung up in front of the photo of someone’s face.
On a white wall there is a sticker of Donald Trump in prison clothes and cuffed but giving a thumbs up, and it reads “Law & Order.” He has a prison number and that reads “01202021.” This was created by the @1GoodHombre. Above this sticker reads “KEEP HIM OUT ! #FUCKTRUMP” And there is a silver circle with a line through the middle over the sticker of Trump.
There is a poster that reads “WE DEMAND EQUITY NOT EQUALITY” Beside this text reads “Work for [illegible] assholes…” Under the poster there is a post-it note that reads “Black Lives Matter” and on a piece of paper underneath this reads “Black lives are necessary ” “Veterans For Black Lives !!
On a section of a wall there are posters which reads “No More Cops” “No more Names” underneath these on the wall reads “No More Neo-Liberalism & SuperExploitation Eat the Rich”.
Further on the wall reads different statements which reads “Buy my Black Art!” “Blue Lives Don’t [sic] exist” “Fuck 12” “#Justice” “CPS Steals Kids!” “Black Beautiful” “Without that badge you’re a bitch & a half” “Books > Boys in Blue” “BLM” “40% of officers are reported domestic abusers” “If you’re reading this, quit your job” “Abolish Police“ “Felony Riot my ass” “I ain’t see shit” “’Matter’ is the minimum” “Neysham, you hinky hog-tying fucker” “Muriel, keep your pigs in the pen” crime ≠ harm accountability ≠ punishment
There is a sticker that reads “Defund the Police”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 17 October 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 writing and spray paint on a wall which reads “Stop Silencing Black Voices !!!” “I Stand Against Racism” “BLM” and a duct taped hand that is giving the middle finger over the words. There is also a drawing of the black power fist and a peace sign.
On the fence there are multiple posters that read “Black Dollar$ [sic] Matter” and there is a black hand that is in a fist holding onto money and within the hand is a depiction of Africa. Next to this poster are photos of those who were victims of police brutality that are placed on a red poster, and it reads “Say Their Names The Love Train was here”
There is a caution tape on the fence that reads “Black Lives Matter.”
There is a diorama of the white house that is behind a fence and a soldier on top of it. Underneath the ‘White House’ is a bunker baby and there is a bush next to this figure of a baby. On the base of the diorama reads "2020 Fearless Girls"
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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”