The 2020 Favorite Photo Exhibition, Part 4

The 2020 Favorite Photo Exhibition, Part 4 by Aline SmithsonJanuary 1, 2021

Reading Series—An Asian woman wearing headphones reads, HOW TO BE BLACK by Beratunde Thurston at the Strand Bookstore in NYC. first floor. Exclusive photo by Lawrence Schwartzwald

©Lawrence Schwartzwald, How To Be Black, Strand Bookstore, New York, NY

©Vicki Hunt, Black Lives Matter, Birmingham, AL @vickihunt1

©Katie Sikora, I am a Man, New Orleans, LA IG: @katie.sik (IG)

NEW ORLEANS, LA – JUNE 6, 2020: Anthony Perkins pickets in front of Metro Service Group. Hoppers — workers who hop on and off garbage trucks to collect 250,000 lbs of the city’s waste each week — are essential workers in the time of coronavirus. They organized as the City Waste Union and are demanding better working conditions and pay during the coronavirus pandemic, including a $15 hourly wage, $150 in weekly hazard pay, proper personal protective equipment, and a fix for broken trucks they say leak hydraulic fluid. Perkins’sign reads “I Am A Man,” a reference to the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, which Martin Luther King Jr. was visiting when he was assassinated.

©Ryan Stander, When Will It Ring For Us?, Minot, ND IG @ryanstander/

F Word - Copyright Cindy Bendat 2020 DSC_0145

©Marilyn Strauss, Resurgence of Democracy; Victory from the Shadows, Washington Square Park, New York City IG @marilynstraussphotos

©Afonso Salcedo, Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles, CA IG: @afonso.salcedo

Celebrations in Downtown Los Angeles after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 election. Erik, who owns the clothing business Public Statement Apparel, brought sage to burn at the celebration.

©Molly Peters, Erik 11/7/20, Los Angeles, CA IG: @hazardpeters

©Hannah Caprara, Jackie Lacey Must Go, Los Angeles, CA @hannahcaprara

“The Year of Living Dangerously” Carl Schurz Park UES, NYC, June 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests @Lori Hillsberg @raveninnyc

Power of the Prince-Brooklyn,NY-June 2020 ©Mardok

©caroline Mardok – Power of the Prince, Brooklyn,New York, 2020 @ny.strong

©Matt Laczko, Say Her Name, Kennesaw, GA, IG: @ LaczkoArt

©Drew A. Kelley, Enough, Santa Monica, CA. IG @drewakelley

©Ben Lurie, I’m Human, Chicago, IL, IG: @ben_lurie11

©Suzanne Williamson, Eileen Raises the Rainbow Flag for Davis Islands Ridin’ with Biden-Harris, Tampa, FL, @swphoto1

©Anitra Lavanhar, Waking Up to Your Pain, Tulsa, Oklahoma, IG @anitraseye

©Ron Cillizza, BLM, Concord, NH, IG @roncillizza

©Zachary Kaufman, Untitled, Bloomington, IN IG: @instakauf

A clergyman attempts to keep the peace after a Black Lives Matter supporter was assaulted by attendees at the Red, White and Blue rally in front of the Monroe County Courthouse on Saturday August 22, 2020