The Year in Photos 2020: Racial Injustice
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Activist Lujayn Hamad speaks to protesters through a megaphone during a rally hosted by the Black Voices Project at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The rally was held in response to the recent death of George Floyd, a Black man who died Monday night while in custody of Minneapolis police officers. Organizers estimated that over 750 individuals attended.
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LaTonya Christopher of Cedar Rapids listens to speakers during a protest against racial injustice in Greene Square in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Christopher was attending with her daughter and granddaughter. Thousands gathered for the event, which began at Greene Square before a march through downtown Cedar Rapids, to protest racism, police brutality and the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Kinzlee Coleman, 6, (from left), Kamdin Coleman, 5, both of Mount Vernon, and Oaklyn King (foreground center, 2, of Cedar Rapids hold up balloons during a march held by the Marion Alliance for Racial Equity at the Marion Fire Department on Monday, July 6, 2020. People gathered to show support for fellow Black community members who marched through Marion before putting forth six demands for ending systemic racism within the city and county governments and police force. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Protesters gather at the Cedar Rapids Police Station after marching around SE Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Protesters march south along N. Dubuque St. after shutting down Interstate 80 during a demonstration against police brutality in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, June 5, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Johnson County Supervisor Royceann Porter lays on the ground as protesters chant “I can’t breathe” during a rally at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Messages written on the pavement of Interstate 80 as protesters gather on the roadway during a demonstration against police brutality and in defense of people of color in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, June 5, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy Josh Gersten talks with protesters rally outside the Johnson County Jail during a march against racial injustice in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Protesters stand by as flash grenades are set off on Dubuque Street during a march against racial injustice in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Police positioned on Dubuque Street used flash grenades and tear gas in an attempt to stop protesters from entering Interstate 80. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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David Phillips (right) of Coralville talks with his daughter, Chloe Phillips, 11, as Jami Kendall (left) of Iowa City writes the names of Black victims of police shootings on the sidewalk during a chalking protest outside the Coralville Police Department on Monday, June 1, 2020. People wrote messages to express anger and frustration at police treatment of Black Americans. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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A memorial to Breonna Taylor, on what would have been her 27th birthday, is seen during a protest against police brutality and in defense of people of color at the steps to Old Capitol in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, June 5, 2020. Taylor, was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police Department officers Mar 13, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Levi Durkee shouts Black lives matter as demonstrators occupy and intersection along Collins Rd. NE during a march against racial discrimination and police brutality in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The march started with a rally in Marion Square Park. Marchers proceeded along Seventh Avenue in Marion and onto First Avenue in Cedar Rapids then proceeded west along Collins Rd. NE. Before turning around past F Avenue NE. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Protesters march behind police vehicles down Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Demonstration organizers step in to de-escalate a confrontation with a Cedar Rapids police officer during a march against racial discrimination and police brutality in Marion, Iowa, on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The march started with a rally in Marion Square Park. Marchers proceeded along Seventh Avenue in Marion and onto First Avenue in Cedar Rapids then proceeded west along Collins Rd. NE. Before turning around past F Avenue NE. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Samuel Reed of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, lays on the sidewalk with his hands behind his back as marchers lay on the ground for eight minutes and 46 seconds during a protest against police brutality in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 6, 2020. About 2,000 people attended the protest and marched through the streets of downtown Cedar Rapids to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other people of color at the hands of the police. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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From left: Coya Mlayton of Marion, Iowa, Mrald (cq) Sturges of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Marissa Moes also of Cedar Rapids put their hands up during a protest against police brutality at Greene Square in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 6, 2020. About 2,000 people attended the protest and marched through the streets of downtown Cedar Rapids to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other people of color at the hands of the police. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Rod Dooley, co-pastor at New City Church, leads a prayer during a prayer service on May’s Island in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Pastors Dooley and Daniel Winn of New City Church led a group in prayers calling for people and communities to work harder at ending systemic racism. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Marvin McNutt puts his hands up during a protest march against police brutality in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 6, 2020. About 2,000 people attended the protest and marched through the streets of downtown Cedar Rapids to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other people of color at the hands of the police. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Organizers Leslie Neely (from left), Tamara Marcus and Nicole LeGrand approach the front door of Mayor Brad Hart’s home during a rally organized by Advocates for Social Justice in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 3, 2020. The group marched to the home of Cedar Rapids mayor Brad Hart in the hope of meeting with him to discuss the citizens’ police review board. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Protesters run to catch up while hold a Black Lives Matter banner during a march held by the Marion Alliance for Racial Equity at the Marion Fire Department on Monday, July 6, 2020. People gathered to show support for fellow Black community members who marched through Marion before putting forth six demands for ending systemic racism within the city and county governments and police force. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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