Just got assaulted attempting to cover an anti-eviction march in Detroit this afternoon. A member of the protest ‘security’ ran up, grabbed my camera and forced me against a building #Detroit #DetroitProtests
A man wearing an Antifa pin committed the first assault during the march. Camera stopped a few times while he attempted to steal it. Eventually, others in the group urged him aside to release me from against the building. #Detroit #Antifa #DetroitProtests
“You’re not f***ing welcome here.” A man wearing a Press patch then accosts me and tries to force me to leave, as the crowd marched through Greektown in Detroit #Detroit #DetroitProtests
Was able to capture a brief portion showing the original purpose of today’s demonstration, an anti-eviction march. The crowd chanted “Black homes are under attack, tell me what do we do, rise up fight back.” #Detroit #DetroitProtests
A man rammed me against a concrete fence and barricade, bloodying my mouth and elbow as well as putting me in a chokehold while stealing my camera. That was then thrown over a fence, which I eventually was able to retrieve and continue recording #Detroit
Had to leave for my own safety at this point. Lip is busted and am scraped up from the barricade. Praying no other reporters had to endure this while out today. #Detroit

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30 Aug 20
If you’ve appreciated the coverage so far & would like to help me in continuing this journey with actual protection, reporting the unbiased truth from the ground, I do have a Venmo, Cash App & PayPal for support - bgonthescene for all of those. I love y’all for sticking with me
Will post a few links here as well so y’all don’t have to search - Cash App cash.app/$bgonthescene
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Many have asked me about this photo, and why I was out there in Kenosha in front of that gunman filming with no body armor or protection. It’s true, I’ve been going out to these scenes with little to no protection due to lack of funds. These things are not easy to cover- (thread) Image
I’ve lost close to $5000 over the last 2 months across multiple coverages. Robbed by a group of 6 masked men w/ guns in Portland for my equipment last month, car windows smashed & additional equipment stolen in Kenosha. Between that & just getting out to these scenes, big deficit
If you’ve appreciated the coverage so far & would like to help me in continuing this journey with actual protection, reporting the unbiased truth from the ground, I do have a Venmo, Cash App & PayPal for support - bgonthescene for all of those. I love y’all for sticking with me
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A young man was shot with a projectile by police outside the precinct as a small group of protesters re-convened on the site after the last dispersal #Portland #PortlandProtests
Medics tended to his wounds for a few minutes before police came back to see him #Portland #PortlandProtests
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Every one of these videos is an original that I filmed and posted to Twitter. At no point did any of these accounts reach out to ask permission or try to give credit. They stole & reposted as their own with no shame.
Yet even though I am NARRATING every one of these videos, and it is physically impossible to find a higher quality or earlier post of them anywhere online, Facebook/Instagram refuse to believe I am the rights holder and won’t take action.
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