August 19, 2014. Ferguson, MO. Left- 20 year old Marcus Mopkins wipes the sweat from his brown before posing for a portrait on West Florissant Ave. Right- Police lights illuminate a tree off of West Florissant Road. On August 9th in Ferguson, MO, police officer Darren Wilson shot 18 year old Michael Brown 6 times, killing him. The Ferguson community reacted with protests against the killing of the unarmed boy, and clashes between police and protesters ensued.
August 19, 2014. Ferguson, MO. Children dance to music playing from a truck with the words “no shoot, no loot” written on it and parked in a lot on West Florissant Ave. during a protest on Aug. 19, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Moments later riot police insisted that the protesters keep marching in circles around the designated protest area and not stop to dance.
August 21, 2014. Ferguson, MO. Clara Thornton, 87, of North St Louis, posed for a portrait in her car on the corner of West Florissant and Ferguson on Thursday evening. " I love peace and harmony and joy." She said, " And I'm praying for both sides, Black and white, we're all children of god." Right: Boarded up windows in November identify a building as a black church to ward off would be looters.
November 30, 2014. Ferguson, MO. Bishop Derrick Robinson, who has become a notable leader among the Ferguson, MO, protesters, was arrested by riot police while protesting in a public park after a non violent march outside a Rams football team game on Sunday afternoon in Downtown St. Louis.
August 21, 2014. Ferguson, MO. Brothers Carl Popp Jr. 18, right, and Robert Popp, 17, left, of Ohio, pose for a portrait on Thursday afternoon on West Florissant. They said they came to see the protests for themselves. Both plan to join the marines when they're of age. Right- snow piles up on the memorial for Brown on Thanksgiving day.
November 29, 2015. Ferguson, MO. Janelle Johnson poses for a portrait outside a laundry mat on South Florissant road. "I've lived her for 14 years. I feel let down. I feel like the riots were a conspiracy, nobody from here would do that. The week before that man killed Mike Brown, he was one of the police that arrested my husband in our house when our own burglar alarm went off. I cried the whole night. Me and my husband put our whole lives into our work, for our kids.
November 28, 2014. The day after Thanksgiving, broken glass outside of a smashed window in the grass on West Florissant Ave. At right, a national guard soldier guards a gas station
August 20, 2014. Ferguson, MO. A young girl reaches out to catch the rain as she and her family take cover from a sudden downpour during protests in Ferguson. Right, a helicopter flies above tall grass growing on South Florissant road during protests.
November 28, 2014. Protesters lead by Bishop Robinson held a Black Out Black Friday protest at the Chesterfield Mall in St. Louis, successfully shutting down their 3rd major shopping center that day nonviolently.
November 27, 2014. Anthony Blocker, 36, walks home from going to the store on Thanksgiving morning.
April 28, 2015. Baltimore, Maryland. A church group waves religious signs at the protest.
April 28, 2015. Baltimore, Maryland. A drone flies over the protests. From left, twins Kennedy and Kallyse Flowers, 8, and their mother Schanell Flowers pose for a portrait near the protest.
April 2015. Baltimore, Maryland. As the march ended, a protester climbed into a tree to watch. Right- Baby dolls painted black hang in a tree near the CVS which served as the epicenter of the protests. Thousands peacefully marched from Pennsylvania Station to City Hall and back on Wednesday afternoon.
April 29, 2015. Baltimore, Maryland. A man explains the protest to his son as it marches by.
August 19, 2014. Ferguson, MO. Carrie Chambers, 24, poses for a portrait on West Florissant Ave. Right - A woman holds up shell casing she's found near the protests which she said came from the police.
August 19, 2014. Ferguson, MO. A National Guard hummer drives past Target in Ferguson next to a base the guard has set up in the shopping center parking lot.
April 28, 2015. Baltimore, Maryland. Dancers moved through routine on North Ave. Protesters, media, police and national guard converged near the corner of North and Pennsylvania Avenue in West Baltimore during protests.
December 13, 2014. New York City. After protesters took over the Brooklyn bridge, police walked the length of it behind them. Left - Protesters thronged the steps to the 1 Police Plaza building shouting at police.
November 29, 2014. Mekayla Thomas, 16, of North County MO, poses for a photograph while waiting for a bus on South Florissant Ave. Her mother lives in Ferguson. "He (Darren Wilson) shouldn't have killed an innocent person." Right - police lights illuminate a tree in August in Ferguson.
May 29, 2020. New York City. On a street corner across from Barclays, protesters danced to a boombox on wheels to protest the recent killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Some held milk, prepared to counter the effects if the police used tear gas or pepper spray, which they did on a few occasions over the course of the night.
May 30, 2020. New York City. Tito leads the marchers downtown. Protesters all over New York City marched and gathered to demand and to police killing and abuse of Black people in the US on Saturday.
May 30, 2020. New York City. Police clash with protesters making many arrests often beating protesters in the process.
May 30, 2020. New York City. A policeman beats a protester after he is already being held down.
May 30, 2020. New York City. A man climbs to the top of the gas station on the corner of Snyder and Bedford. Protesters all over New York City marched and gathered to demand and to police killing and abuse of Black people in the US.
May 30, 2020. New York City. A police car was set aflame amid the protest.
May 30, 2020. New York City. A policemen kneels on a young woman’s head as she is being held down by several other police.
May 30, 2020. New York City. Police chase down protesters as they push them off the block.
May 30, 2020. New York City. A young woman puts up her hands.