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  2020-06-13

  "Peaceful Protest" BLM London Poster

  This poster advertises a peaceful protest, and some of the space is used to explain COVID protocols while protesting.
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  2020-11-24

  Pandemic Protesting

  A summer protest against police brutality at which you can see people wearing masks
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  2020-11-06

  Peaceful Protest Turned Violent

  In May during many riots in America, Des Moines, Iowa, had its share of violence. Over the course of a weekend the peaceful protests taking place at the time turned violent. According to different news programs and live videos on social media, they were trying to use minimal force and get things peaceful again. After there was a lot sit down talks with the protesters and the government. Many businesses were damaged, but there were also a lot of peaceful protests at the same time.
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  2020-06-24

  Black Lives Matter Protests and COVID-19 Spikes.

  I found this news article in June. I was scrolling through a variety of news articles on my phone when I happened across this one discussing if there was a link between Black Lives Matter protests and Coronavirus spikes. I remember being intrigued by this article because I saw online arguments from anti-BLM individuals stating that now is not the time to protest and protestors are spreading the virus faster. I found this news article insightful and important because Black Lives Matter gained momentum three months into the United States shutdown. Since the two events happened around the same time and there appeared to be misinformation spread by individuals, I found it helpful to stick to news outlets.
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  2020-06

  Political Activism in the Midst of a Pandemic: BLM March Columbus Circle

  A Black Lives Matter Protest is disbanded early due to the city curfew. I left this particular protest at 7pm to get home by 8pm but many people chose to stay. The NYPD started mass arresting groups of people who were out protesting after curfew.