2020 – June part 3
We took a trip downtown.
It was after one of the days they had a march through downtown Portland. We wanted to see the murals that all of this heartbreak had been causing.
This is raw emotion.
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Here is a list of some people: Tamir Rice, Shantel Davis, Emmett Till, Sandra Bland, Ahmaud Arbery, Korryn Gaines – and there are so many countless others.
Black Lives Matter. We shouldn’t even have to say that they do because it should be obvious – unfortunately, it is anything but.
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The “I Can’t Breathe” Mural – downtown Portland, in front of the Apple Store.
just Pray
note: this post was published on 09/16/22 but moved the publish date back towards the middle of June 2020 to keep chronological order.