BLM: Say Our Names

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a literary journal published by the Black Earth Institute dedicated to re-forging the links between art and spirit, earth and society

Michael J. Elderman

black and white photo of a woman in Riverside California with ripped jeans stands on the roof of a car holding a sign that says "If 'all lives matter' why didn't theirs"

black and white photo of protesters marching in Riverside California, the front sign says "Tyisha Miller murdered by Riverside PD" black and white photo of a woman lighting tealight candles at a makeshift altar featuring a painting of Breonna Taylor

a Black man on a megaphone addresses a crowd of clapping protesters holding signs demanding racial justice

black and white candid portrait of local (Riverside, CA) President of the NAACP getting ready to make a fiery speech at a rally downtown

This photography was made as the BLM community’s emotions elevated after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The final photo is a portrait of our local President of the NAACP getting ready to make a fiery speech at a rally downtown.