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Barclays Center 7 June 2020

Barclays Center 7 June 2020
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

In light of the unlawful murder of George Floyd at the hands of four MPD cops and the nationwide riots, looting and acts of arson, I chose to focus on the positive with hope this time will be different and African-Americans will have their lives valued and will no longer have to live under "police-state" conditions in America. Therefore, I photographed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inspirational saying that is eternally relevant as well as "Black Lives Matter" posters and graffiti honoring George Floyd, the latter two digitally edited, found also in Brooklyn, NY. I did not include the looted and borded up stores around Barclays Center that include but are not limited to Shake Shack, Target, Modell's, Old Navy. I also didn't include photos of rage influenced graffiti since hopefully now these are days of healing and the beginning of a grass roots movement to create a more perfect union where human rights are respected and peoples of all diversity interact and live in peace.

The LED display is located on the Barclays Center, home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.


Günter Klaus, Janet Brien, Xata, juste de l'amour ou amélie and 57 other people have particularly liked this photo


55 comments - The latest ones
 by the way
by the way
Great
3 years ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
thank you.
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Je trouve magnifique ce que vous présentez en vous limitant a l'essentiel et au symbole. Cette fois -ci le peuple Américain a donné une grande leçon de civisme,de démocratie et de justice,suivi par un grand nombre de pays... J'espère que les gouvrnants ont comprit la leçon et que la mort de George Floyd ainsi que toutes ces manifetations ne soient pas vaines.
3 years ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club

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bonne journée William ************
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
a very long struggle for black people........ everywhere, unfortunatly............
Grea reminder
3 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
So true!
3 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
******
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Sincerely hope things will change !!
3 years ago.
 HelenaPF
HelenaPF club
He was true!!!! Stop for all inequities!!!!!+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
A wonderful quote William. Hopefully the change will come.
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you by the way, Raingirl, Malik, @ngelique, Annemarie, Diana, Anna, Jaap, Helena, and Rosalyn! Let's hope it's not in vain. Real change is needed but only time will tell if this time government leaders have the necessary wisdom and courage! Stay well!
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
There is so much to do on this planet !!! Hope for better days for everybody, but the politicians have to focus more on the well-being of their citizens and a bit less on their own profits and ego.
3 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
I hope that the change will come. Thanks for the image and the text!
Stay well!
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Excellent sentiments and image William,
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Yessss !
3 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
I'm with your sentiments
Thanks also for the text, William
3 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Très bel hommage. Nicole.
3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
And the corollary: "The time is always wrong to do what is wrong."
3 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
Excellent shot and a good choice, William!
It will not have been in vain, and the process is now on track.
3 years ago.
William Sutherland club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
Yes, things will get better if people keep up the pressure in spite of an insensitive out-of-touch President who just blamed a victim of the cop violence -- he claimed the old man in Buffalo who was shoved for no apparent reason and hit his head on the ground may have "staged" the incident. Simply sick! He didn't ask to be violently shoved or now to be in critical condition with brain swelling. Fortunately this time, I hope at least, people will see right through this and make a unified stand for civil rights and human rights now! African-Americans don't deserve to have to live in a repressive police state where they are constantly harassed and subjected to violence because of the color of their skin. This is the last remnant of slavery and Jim Crow, and needs to be dismantled for once and for all.

Glad to see George Floyd got a funeral fit for royalty that included a gold casket and horse-drawn carriage. He is an historic figure who must be remembered by all generations. He and his family are in my prayers as is America and the world for an end to violence and human rights violations.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
* ઇઉ * club has replied to William Sutherland club
I, too, am glad George Floyd got an honorable funeral, and there will be an end to violence and human rights violations, but the way there is long, steep, stony and arduous.
We will need much love, strength and patience, and we will master it with God's help.
Stay safe and well, William!
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Marie-claire, Rainer, Roger, Ulrich, J. Garcia, Nicole, Andy, Lee & Luv, and * ઇઉ *! Stay well!
3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Interesting post, William.
3 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
I could not bring myself to photograph the boarded up storefronts - the work of criminal looters rather than impassioned protesters.
3 years ago.
William Sutherland club has replied to Esther club
Esther,

While I did take a few photos of boarded up store fronts that had been looted and my camera actually captured someone removing what looked like a flat-screen TV from a looted Target (I didn't notice this guy until I got home and downloaded my pics), I chose not to include them since these people did nothing more than hijack important protests aimed at condemning murder and bringing a better America.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Ron and Esther! Stay well!
3 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Good work.
◦•●◉✿ Have a great day, and stay well. ✿◉●•◦
3 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
very good statement, wel shown
3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Thanks for your visit.
3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Have a good day.
3 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Weise Worte, William.
Wir wünschen uns, daß sie auf fruchtbaren Boden fallen.

Freundliche Grüße und bleib gesund
Erich
3 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
grande messaggio, spero che venga fatta giustizia per quella morte assurda, ma anche che si prendano provvedimenti affinché si educhino le persone che dovrebbero essere preposte alla giustizia.
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you June, Trudy, Ron, Mariano, Erich, and Nora! Stay well!
3 years ago.
 Reyk
Reyk club
That's really great
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A great quote, William, and let's hope this all leads to positive outcomes. Well taken images too.
3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Photos avec un message, une alerte , une émotion, un symbole, une réflexion, une drôlerie
www.ipernity.com/group/2401946
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Reyk, Tiabunna, and Ron!
3 years ago.
 Cécile2016
Cécile2016
Yes !

;-)
3 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
Bon week-end Will ! amitiés♫*************
3 years ago.
 Sarah P.
Sarah P. club
Thank you!
3 years ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
Excellent sentiments and picture!!

Best wishes
Füsun
3 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
A beautiful sentence of Martin Luther King.
Too bad that this "right time" seems invisible and very little used most of the time...
Best wishes.
3 years ago.
 michael / nureinmoment /
michael / nureinmome… club
Amen!
3 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Congratulations on Explore.
3 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
OUi la lutte des noirs.. mondialement connue
mais mondialement ignorée.. et cela depuis des centenaires...!
3 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Well photographed William and great notes. A meaningful quotation that applies in other situations too. Definitely thought provoking.
3 years ago.
 Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr)
Cheryl Kelly (cher12… club
Always. Words to live by.
3 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Thought provoking. Memorable. Important.
Some things will never change. :(
3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
.......das stimmt mich nachdenklich,dass Rassismus noch immer so schlimm ist,find ich toll,dass du das aufzeigst lieber William:))

......wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
2 years ago.

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