Photograph by
Oliver, Tommy, American, born 1984
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Floyd, George Perry Jr., American, 1973 - 2020
Fells, Dominique, American, died 2020
Milton, Riah, American, died 2020
Date
June 14, 2020
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3855 pixels × 6720 pixels
File size: 148.26 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 protesters carrying a banner during the All Black Lives Matter march in Hollywood, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The image depicts the group of protesters, walking down a city street, carrying a large white banner with large, black, hand-painted text on the front that reads [BLACK Lives Matter]. An unidentified male and female protester at either end of the banner are holding the banner at chest level. Behind the banner is a large group of protesters following behind them. The entire street is filled with protesters, many of whom are wearing face masks or other protective face coverings, and many are carrying raised protest signs. Some of the fully visible signs in the background read [I understand that / I will never understand, but / I STAND!], [NO / JUSTICE / NO / PEACE], [ENOUGH / IS / ENOUGH], [BLACK / TRANS / LIVES / MATTER / DOMINIQUE FELLS / RIAH MILTON], [BLACK / LIVES / MATTER], [WHAT NUMBER DO / WE CALL WHEN / THE POLICE MURDER?], and [BLACK / TRANS / LIVES / MATTER]. Lining the street are variously sized multi-storied buildings, street signs, and traffic signals.
Place captured
Hollywood, 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
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
2021.31.69
Restrictions & Rights
© Tommy Oliver
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1a98164-da2d-45fa-97d2-caadefb93145

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