Photograph by
Oliver, Tommy, American, born 1984
Subject of
Khan, Janaya, Canadian, born 1987
Floyd, George Perry Jr., American, 1973 - 2020
Weber, Anthony, American, 2001 - 2018
Lacey, Jackie, American, born 1957
Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles, American, founded 2013
Date
June 3, 2020
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 6720 pixels × 4480 pixels
File size: 172.29 MB
Caption
Photographer Tommy Oliver is an award-winning producer and cinematographer in television and film. Best known for his 2020 documentary 40 Years a Prisoner on HBO, his docuseries Black Love (2017–2020) on OWN, and his feature film The Perfect Guy (2015), Oliver challenges audiences to question their assumptions about race, gender, and family. The film Kinyarwanda (2011), which Oliver co-produced, weaves together narratives of resilience during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It won the Sundance Film Festival’s award for World Cinema Drama and was recognized as one of the top 10 films of 2011. This photograph is part of a broader portfolio of images taken during Black Lives Matter rallies in Los Angeles between May 31 and June 14, 2020.
Description
A digital, black-and-white image of Janaya “Future” Khan speaking at a Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles protest against District Attorney Jackie Lacey in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The image of Khan is taken from below and features them from the knees up. Khan is turned slightly towards the right edge of the image, looking off into the distance. They are holding a microphone in their proper left hand to their mouth and their proper right arm rests at their side. Khan is wearing a white tank top, white sweatpants, a dark jacket tied around their waist, hoop earrings, and a short chain around their neck. Khan’s hair is pulled back into a low ponytail. Behind Khan is a partially visible with a white round top panel. The sign has an illustration of the face of Anthony “A.J.” Weber at the center with partially visible text above that reads [[---?]T POLICE] and [[---?] ANTH[ONY?] / “AJ” / WEBE[R?]] in the bottom right corner. In the background, is the Hall of Justice and a white, multi-storied building with rows of windows.
Place captured
Downtown LA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Gender
Identity
Justice
LGBTQ
Photography
Police brutality
Race relations
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommy and Codie Oliver
Object number
2021.31.27
Restrictions & Rights
© Tommy Oliver
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ffb8dc3-63e8-40d3-aa53-89428eda8aac

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page