A sit-in early into the protest, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, May 29, 2020

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Blessed to Breathe: Barclays Center Protest - 5/29/20

Bill Livingston | NY, United States

When George Floyd’s life was unnecessarily and brutally snuffed out by Minneapolis law enforcement on May 25, it was yet another final straw…and that straw was set ablaze around the globe. Four days later, I joined public protests in Manhattan and later, in Brooklyn, four blocks from home. I arrived at the Barclays Center early, raised my fist, my voice and my lens while the proceedings were relatively peaceful. On this warm spring day, a beautiful melting pot of humanity stood in unity against the virus of racial injustice. Even though most participants wore masks to protect themselves from COVID-19, their souls shone brightly through their eyes and furrowed brows. I couldn’t help but capture these images and present them in black and white as a tribute to the great photographers and social justice warriors of the past.

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