Counter protesters in support of Black Lives take control of the area in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio counting it a victory on July 18, 2020. The original protest in front of the Statehouse was called “Stand for Freedom Ohio!: Anti-Mask Civil Disobedience Rally” and it featured a plethora of different peoples from families to right wing militia groups.
Grandmaster Jay, the leader of the Not Fucking Around Coalition (NFAC), a Black militia, thinks before he responds to questions from press at G. G. Moore Park in Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 5, 2020. The NFAC arrived in front of Churchill Downs on the day of the Kentucky Derby to put pressure on the case involving Breonna Taylor’s death at the hands of three Louisville Metro Police Officers, and was met with significant frustration and opposition from law enforcement.
A nun prays while walking the perimeter of a used car dealership that was set on fire in downtown Kenosha, Wis. during the riots associated with the police shooting involving Jacob Blake a few days earlier. Locals shun the publicity the destruction has brought to their city, and choose instead to focus on rebuilding with slogans like "Kenosha Strong" and "Kenosha Will Rise" that foster community growth, Kenosha, Wis. Aug. 29, 2020.
Julius Tate's sister, Maryam Mouhammad (standing with the white mask), grandmother, Gabrielle Johnson (next to Mouhammad) and mother, Jamita Malone (in the baseball cap), mourn together at the memorial site of Tate's shooting by police on Mount Vernon Ave in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 17, 2020. Tate was shot and killed by police in 2018, but multiple different accounts of the interaction between Tate and police have caused unrest in Columbus. Mouhammad, Tate's now 16 year old sister, organized 16 days of protest in Columbus to put pressure on the Columbus Board of Education to get Tate's Diploma awarded to him.
A protester in support of Black Lives stands in front of a line of Louisville Metro Police officers who arrived as a 2nd Amendment demonstration in front of the Louisville Courthouse dissolved on Sept. 5, 2020. The 2nd Amendment demonstration took place a couple of hours before the Not Fucking Around Coalition (a Black militia) arrived in Louisville, Ky. to announce their next plans for seeking justice for the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home as the result of a no-knock warrant issued by the Louisville Metro Police Department back in March of 2020.
Columbus Police arrest protesters who stand in front of cars the CPD are trying to tow in front of the Fraternal Order of Police in Columbus, Ohio on July 31, 2020. In an effort to put pressure on the Fraternal Order of Police protesters against police brutality demonstrated in the FOP’s parking lot, and also strategically placed their cars at the entrance and exit of the lot during the demonstration.
Black Lives Matters protesters convene at Jefferson Park in Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 24, 2020. BLM supporters are rallying in response to the Grand Jury Decision to not charge any of the Louisville Metro Police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by the Metro PD during the execution of a no-knock search warrant.
Ibsa Guta, a 36 year old east Columbus resident, holds the Oromo flag in this picture during a protest in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio July 2, 2020. Hachalu Hundessa a beloved musician with a fearless political edge was killed by the Ethiopian government on June 29, and his death has sparked outrage from the Oromo people worldwide.
Refuse Fascism protester and Trump supporters try to drown each other out at Civic Center Park in Kenosha, Wis. Sept. 1, 2020. Despite Jacob Blake being shot over a week ago demonstrations rekindled today, because President Donald Trump chose to visit Kenosha, Wis. today.
Reverend Tim and protesters stand outside of the Calvary Episcopal Church while protester leaders and Louisville Metro Police deescalate the interaction between protesters and the LMPD, Louisville, Ky. Sept. 25, 2020. The LMPD were called because protesters reacted to an individual throwing objects at them from a nearby high-rise building.
Reverend Tim, a non-local, talks with Louisville Metro Police about letting protesters in support of Black Lives stay at the First Unitarian Church of Louisville in Louisville, Ky on Sept. 24, 2020.
Black Lives supporters dressed in Black Bloc line the street where Jacob Blake was shot seven times in Kenosha, Wis. Sept. 1, 2020. Supporters lined right next to a Marvel Black Panther themed bounce house for children to play in, while other neighbors barbecued in their front lawns.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators march past Columbus Police Department and National Guard forces around 6pm in Columbus, Ohio on June 1, 2020. Tensions were high between protesters and law enforcement, because the past few days ended in rioting, tear gas, pepper spray and less than lethal rounds being discharged.
Black Lives Matter protesters stage a die-in or a lie-in in front of the Ohio Statehouse on June 1, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. The die-in or lie-in is a type of protest where protesters lay motionless for a number of minutes or hours to draw attention to all the Black Lives taken by racism in America over the years.
