Faces of Protest

FACES OF PROTEST
NICOLAS BATES

“I MARCH FOR MY OWN HUMANITY, AND FOR THE HUMANITY OF MY PEOPLE. I MARCH TO LIFT THE VEIL OFF OF WILLFULLY BLIND PEOPLE WHO
BENEFIT FROM MY PEOPLE’S OPPRESSION. I’M TIRED. WE’RE ALL TIRED. BUT IF WE DON’T FIGHT FOR OURSELVES, WHO WILL?” — EROMOMEN

NO MATTER WHAT HARM THEY DO TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY,
WE WILL STILL PRODUCE MANY HEALERS, BEAUTIFUL STORY TELLERS,
FREEDOM FIGHTERS, AND LOVERS TO COUNTERACT ALL THE HATE.
YOUR HATE WILL NEVER OUTSHINE OUR LOVE. WELCOME TO
THE NEW AND IMPROVED UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA.
— DARRIEN

“IT’S BEEN AN HONOR TO DO MY
PART FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
HUMANITY. I AM A BLACK MAN IN
AMERICA; AN ARTIST, A SON, A
FATHER, A BROTHER, AN ACTIVIST;
AND I WANT THE WORLD TO HAVE
LONGEVITY JUST LIKE THE ONES
BESIDES ME WANT. TEAMING UP
WITH GREAT MINDS AND BIG
HEARTS, WE ARE SIMPLE STRONGER
TOGETHER.”
— MR POVTHEARTIST

“AS A YOUNG KID DOING THE ‘60S WATT’S RIOTS, I DIDN’T QUITE UNDERSTAND
WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I JUST KNEW SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT. OVER HALF A
CENTURY LATER, I UNDERSTAND. NO MATTER WHAT SITUATIONS YOU’RE IN,
NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR WHAT’S RIGHT. …BLACK FREEDOM IS RIGHT! WE
WILL FIGHT UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT!” —SUSAN

“PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAKE UP A THIRD TO
HALF OF ALL PEOPLE KILLED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. MAKE YOUR
ACTIVISM ACCESSIBLE. BLACK DISABLED LIVES
MATTER.” — TATIANA

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