Julian Silverman Photography - Featured Series: Black Lives Matter Protests

"Black Lives Matter .... No Justice, No Peace .... Hands Up, Don't Shoot .... Wake up, wake up, This is your fight too!"

This is what I heard everyday marching the streets of New York. Initially Sparked by George Floyd's May 25th death, protesters took to the streets world wide to voice their anger over police brutality, systemic racism, and general inequality. While looting and destruction dominated the early news cycle, it proved to be the exception; while often heated, most marchers were focused on non-violent protest. Despite the mantra "these are non-violent yet not peaceful protests," police were always present. The protests did not discriminate by neighborhood; we marched through areas of intense wealth, like Tribeca and the upper east side, to those with lesser means, but great passion, such as Brooklyn's bed-stuy and brownsville. The crowd was as diverse as the neighborhoods we visited. While the protests varied in style and size, organizers constantly preached, "Let your voices be heard, get out and vote." As one might imagine, this brought out the politicians, some of whom the crowd supported and others on whom the crowd turned their backs. Although the news cycle moved on, the impact of the demonstrations continue in the form of city budget adjustments, prison reform, and hopefully ensuring that Floyd and others get justice.

These NYC images and thoughts are a view into the first month of a larger "revolution."

Please share any questions, comments, and/or experiences via email. I welcome the dialogue.

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

June 1, 2020

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

June 1, 2020

Midtown, Manhattan

June 2, 2o20

Midtown, Manhattan

june 2, 2020

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

June 19, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Financial District, Manhattan

June 2, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Dumbo, Brooklyn

June 4, 2020

Midtown, Manhattan

June 3, 2020

East Village, Manhattan

June 2, 2020

Bushwick, Brooklyn

June 17, 2020

Midtown, Manhattan

June 3, 2020

Chinatown, Manhattan

June 29, 2020

williamsburg bridge

june 19, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Soho, Manhattan

June 4, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

June 29, 2020

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Financial District, Manhattan

June 2, 2020

Midtown, Manhattan

June 3, 2020

Upper East Side, Manhattan

June 3, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

downtown brooklyn

june 4, 2020

bedford-stuyvesant, brooklyn

june 10, 2020

clinton Hill, brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Brooklyn Bridge

June 4, 2020

Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn

June 4, 2020

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

June 10, 2020

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

June 1, 2020

Trump Tower, Manhattan

June 3, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

Long Island City, Queens

June 22, 2020

East Village, Manhattan

June 29, 2020

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

June 10, 2020

Financial District, Brooklyn

June 2, 2020

Soho, Manhattan

June 4, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

Brooklyn Bridge

June 4, 2020

Midtown, Manhattan

June 3, 2020

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

June 19, 2020

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

June 29, 2020

Lower East Side, Manhattan

June 29, 2020

Financial District, Manhattan

June 2, 2020

Bushwick, Brooklyn

June 17, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

June 10, 2020

Chinatown, Manhattan

June 2, 2020

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

June 11, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

City Hall, Manhattan

June 30, 2020

Bushwick, Brooklyn

June 17, 2020

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

June 4, 2020

Long Island City, Queens

June 22, 2020

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