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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 21 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 cardboard poster behind the fence which reads “America wants PEACE” and there are two printed peace hand signs that are on either side of the statement.
There is a large sticker that is on the bottom of a gray light post of a black and white stylized photograph of Donald Trump that is on a trash bag. The bottom of the sticker reads “#TRASHTRUMP” and “TRASHTRUMP.COM”
There are three small stones that have been painted and each read different thing. One stone is painted red and has white letters that reads “There can be no love w/o Justice”. The one to the right of it is painted black and the words reads “Be STONE” with “Be” painted white and “stone” painted blue. The last rock is painted blue with white clouds, then yellow and then green which reads “you stand on stolen land No One [sic] is illegal here,” where “you stand on stolen land” is in the top part of the rock which is the sky, “No One” is in the yellow section and “is illegal here” is in the green section of the rock.
Then there is just the brim of a red hat, and the base part of the hat looks to have been burned off.
There is a sticker of an egg yolk that has a minimalist caricature of Donald Trump’s face on it which is on a black background.
There are multiple cardboard posters that read “Stop Murdering Black People”, “Do the Right Thing” “Stop Ice!” “ACAB Only good pig is a DEAD pig!” “Don’t force your Dick on U.S.a [sic]” “None of this is Normal Stop the Gaslighting” “The Biggest gang in every city is the police #ORGANIZEORDIE Black Power Matters Fuck 12” “Enough is Enough” AmeriKKKa” “#SayHerName” Without That Badge you’re a Bitch and a half. (ACAB).”
There is a white mask that reads “I matter.”
There is a poster that reads “Do the Right Thing!” That is colored in blue and red letters and has the black fist sign next to it.
There is a drawn portrait of Breonna Taylor with a crown on her head, and it reads “Justice for Queen Breonna.”
There are multiple photographs of those who have lost their life to police brutality. On the top of the photographs reads “Rest in Power.” Those that are able to be read are “Michael Ealy” “Aaron Roberts” “Cornelius Fredrick May 1, 2020” and “Sald Joaquin”. There is a white poster which 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 is a painting of Trayvon Martin as a portrait and it reads “Trayvon.” -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 04 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 shot of the sidewalk with the Washington Monument in the background and on the right-hand side of the image are posters that are stylized on a metal box that is on the sidewalk. The posters have a young black girl that has a pink ribbon in her hair and a pink mask and her clothing reads “DC Sparkle Squad”. The image of the girl reads “VOTE” and the second poster has an image of a young black man who seems to be in formal attire and the words under his portrait reads “VOTE”.
There is a close-up of a blue post-it note that was stabled to the edge of a different poster and it reads “The Vacine [sic] for Racism is Rebellion!” above this note is writing that reads “Who will Police the Police? DEFUND EM!”
There is an image of a piece of paper that is folded over on the ground and it reads “Breonna Taylor + George Floyd + Jamarion Robinson + Laquan McDonald + Michael Brown + Many Many Others I Cant Breeve [sic] by AKERUBIA13” with the signature of the person who wrote this.
There are pieces of Styrofoam that are covered in clear plastic wrap which reads “Justice For Elijah McClain” and there is a stylized image of him playing the violin with two cats in front of him. Another reads “US Police is Founded on Racist Principles [;] Defund and Replace with *Improved Health Services *Violence Intervention Programs *Affordable Housing *Adequate Education Funding *Reparations
Another has an image of a black woman with an afro and it reads “You Have To Act As If It Were Possible to Radically Transform The World”.
On a section of a wall, multiple posters read “Black Lives are sacred” “Black Lesbians: You are Loved ” “De-Criminalize Addiction Health issues are not Crimes. Fuck the War on Drugs.” Other posters read “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Las Vidas Negras Importan! [Black Lives Matter!]” “Know justice Know peace #BreonnaTaylor” “My Body Must Mimic Plastic To Spectators, Disposable By Design, As It Blows Away In The Breeze Succumbing At the Mercy Of The Officers Command – Will Kobus” and “Breonna Taylor (Louisiana, K.Y.) killed in her sleep police ‘went to the wrong house’ Ismael Lopez (Southaven,[illegible]) killed through his closed front door police ‘went to wrong house’ ‘he was illegal, he had no rights’ (Southaven Chief of police)”
A poster reads “I Matter I’m a King – BLM” and there are two spray-painted black power fists. Another reads “Black Lives Matter Rain or Shine” and there is writing on the wall that reads “Police Are Poop!” and “Stop Silencing Black Voices”