Collected Item: “"The virus is racism"”
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"The virus is racism"
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Photographs
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Demonstrations against police violence have been taking place in Phoenix, AZ, as in many U.S. cities, following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On the same day, Dion Johnson, also an African-American man, was fatally shot by police in North Phoenix. I took these photos at a peaceful march in support of Black lives on May 31. In keeping with public health guidance, almost all demonstrators wore protective masks to guard against spreading Covid19. But as one hand-lettered sign put it, "the virus is racism."
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#phoenix, #GeorgeFloyd, #protest, #Blacklivesmatter
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Richard Amesbury
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2020-05-31