Washington DC Police Captain Melvin T. Kearney shares his thoughts on the protests that have engulfed the nation’s capital over the last few months.
As chaos erupted at the Capitol, Black Lives Matter Plaza remained relatively quiet.
A few murals painted onto boarded-up storefronts in Black Lives Matter Plaza.
Metropolitan AME Church and Asbury United Methodist Church were two of the four historically Black churches that were vandalized by the Proud Boys and their supporters in December. Now, police are guarding them and their BLM signs are back up.
These two Black Lives Matter supporters are guarding the fence in front of the White House that BLM protesters used to hang up their art and memorials to loved ones lost to police brutality.
One of the BLM supporters shares her thoughts on the shooting at the Capitol, and why she is protecting the BLM memorial fence in front of the White House. #whiteprivilege
This BLM supporter explains he is determined to protect Black Lives Matter Plaza.
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