Myron Hammonds the father of Ma’Khia Bryant, who was shot and killed by Columbus Police at 16 years old, releases a butterfly into the air at the funeral for Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday April 30, 2021. Bryant had a love of butterflies, so the family released many of them during the funeral.
Young man raises sign to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates at Summa Health Hospital in Akron, Ohio, U.S., August 16, 2021. Protesters pushed their signs up against the chain linked fence to show drivers on Ohio State Route 8.
Jamita Malone, the mother of Julius Tate, who was shot and killed by police, addresses a crowd of supporters on the injustices within the justice system in front of the Ohio Statehouse on the one year Anniversary of the death of George Floyd in Columbus, Ohio on May 25, 2021.
Kilyo, a drag performer from Columbus, Ohio, moves towards dollar bills awarded to performers during their performances in drag during the SoHud Collective’s Pride event in Columbus, Ohio on June 13, 2021. The SoHud Collective is a group of fashion vendors who pulled their resources to create a flea market experience in the parking lot near the intersection of East Hudson St. and Summit St. in Columbus, Ohio.
Shanta Thomas, 44, of Columbus, Ohio receives a phone call from her neighbor in a hotel after being evicted from her apartment in Columbus, Ohio on on March 2, 2021 . One of Thomas’s neighbors, Mohammed Ali, paid for her to stay in the hotel for four nights, so she could figure out a different housing situation.
Shearell Harper (Left) 70, of Crosslane, WVa. and Charles Harper (Right), 72, of Crosslane, WVa. get the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in St. Albans, West Virginia, U.S. February 12, 2021.
Early Voters line up outside of the Judge Black Annex polling location in downtown Parkersburg, W.Va Oct. 21, 2020.
Grandmother of Ma’Khia Bryant, Jeanene Hammonds of Columbus, Ohio (Right), stands with one of the sisters of Ma’Khia Bryant while they release butterflies into the air during funeral for Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio on April 30, 2021.
Cuyahoga County Council Representative Shontel Brown receives word that she won Ohio’s 11th Congressional District over her opponent, progressive Democrat Nina Turner in Cleveland, Ohio on August 3, 2021.
Black Lives Matter activists march on High St. carrying a large dove to commemorate Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, during a protest against the police killing of Ma’Khia Bryant by Columbus Police in Columbus, Ohio on April 25, 2021.
Trump supporters cheer in stands for Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene during a Trump rally in Wellington, Ohio on June 26, 2021. Greene, an open QAnon supporter, upheld Trump as a wonderful president, and garnered continued support for Trump and his base.
Protester in support of Black Lives Matter stands with her back to the Lousiville Metro Police Department police line in Louisville, Kentucky on September 5, 2020.
Family and friends gather round Jeffrey Tylor Gillette's gravestone marking the one memorial of his death, Alexander, Ohio, Mar 2, 2019. After six months of chemo, Gillette died at the age of 26 of cancer in his kidney.
Bill Moore, 87 of Stony Ridge, Ohio, walks to his garage that is covered in glitter from his decoration projects in Stony Ridge, Ohio on September 29, 2021. Moore started making glittery decorations as a way to cope with the loss of his wife to brain cancer.
Black Lives Matter activist holds a sign against police brutality in front of the Ohio Statehouse in reaction to the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant on April 20, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Police Shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant, 16 years old, on April 20, 2021 sparking outrage from the community.
Columbus Police Officers arrest individuals protesting the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in Columbus, Ohio on July 31, 2020. Protesters blockaded the parking lot with cars, and were pepper sprayed and handcuffed when they would not move away from the vehicles.
Fyyrestorm prepares for their drag performance to the song “I’m still Standing” by Elton John in a building adjacent to the drag performance area in Columbus, Ohio on June 13, 2021. Nick Wolack, a local businessman owns the building, and allowed SoHud Collective performers to ready themselves in the stripped down building before the show.
Activists hold an Inclusive Pride flag in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio on June 24, 2021. Protesters organized quickly to combat a last minute amendment to an Ohio bill that would ban trans women from participating in female sports.
Bill Moore, 87 of Stony Ridge, Ohio works on making a decoration covered in glitter in Stony Ridge, Ohio on October 13, 2021. Moore started making these decorations after his wife died of brain cancer as a way to cope with the loss.
A protester touting conspiracy theories yells over a bullhorn in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
An attendee of a “Stop Asian Hate” vigil, who preferred to remain anonymous, kneels in front of a candle and flowers in memory of those who were killed in the shooting in Atlanta, Georgia the previous Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday March 20, 2021. The Filipino activist group Anakbayan organized the event in reaction to the Atlanta shooting as a safe space to talk about Asian experiences of racism, how to get involved in activism and culminated with a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting that happened this past Tuesday March 16, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
A large cardboard cutout of Jerick Jacobs-Tate (L), 23, and his brother Jaleel Carter-Tate (R), 25, who both died of gun violence, is seen at the reception hall for Jerick Jacobs-Tate's funeral in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., August 17, 2021.
The Director of Nursing at the Athens City-County Health Department, Crystal Jones, 52, of Athens, Ohio loads syringes with the new Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Athens, Ohio on March 9, 2021. The Athens City-County Health Department collaborated with Ohio University to roll out the new Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to patients inside the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Trump Parade participant waves flag out of window on I-270 while holding onto his hat in Columbus, Ohio on October 3, 2020.
