"Guilty" ๐ธ Seconds after the #DerekChauvinTrial verdict of #GUILTY was announced outside the courthouse, people celebrated, shouted, cheered, and danced in the street. (04/20/2021) #GeorgeFloyd#BLM
ALT A man celebrates by cheering into his bullhorn, his other hand raised up into the sky (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT Both fists raised in the air, a woman yells in celebration while walking down the street outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, the traditional Mexica-Nahua cultural group dressed in feathers, ribbons, and colorful attire, dance in the streets to a drum beat (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT As celebrations, cheers, and chants fill the city, demonstrators hold up signs of two Minnesota men killed by Police. Daunte Wright with a red background on the left, George Floyd with a yellow background on the right. (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
Independent photojournalist @pjdocs was struck multiple times in the leg with crowd-control munitions, shoved by a law enforcement officer and told to leave while documenting protests in Brooklyn Center on April 16. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-iโฆ
So far in 2021, we've documented 27 journalists who have been arrested or detained in the course of their reporting. Today, we'll be highlighting some of those cases.
"Lights" ๐ธOn the 4th day of protests outside of the #BrooklynCenter PD, people in the crowd turn their phone's light on, and hold it up; a sign of solidarity and a moment of peace remembering #DaunteWright (Tuesday, April 13th, 2021)
ALT The 4th day of protests outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, people in the crowd turn their phone's light on, and hold it up; a sign of solidarity and a moment of peace remembering Daunte Wright (Tuesday, April 13th, 2021)
"Faceoff" ๐ธ Light snow falling, 4 protesters supporting #JusticeForDaunteWright kneel in the street facing 2 police vehicles & dozens of LEOs. One protester has removed his shirt, setting it down in front of him; two others have their hands up. (04/13/2021) #BrooklynCenter
ALT Light snow falling, four protesters kneel in the street facing two police vehicles and dozens of law enforcement officers. One protester has removed his shirt, setting it down in front of him, and two others have their hands up. (Tuesday, April 13th, 2021)
Always nice to see my photos being used for others to view the world as I saw it, moments in time locked for all of history. Huge thanks to @Alie_Pierce and @weekendernj ๐ธโคต
๐ฒ๐ฒ #Myanmar: Journalist Ng Maung: "Iโm a photojournalist because I want people to know the truth from the pictures I take. I want to expose the brutality of the military and the brave resistance of our people to the world." ow.ly/pc8V50EvgzN@ifjasiapacific
"Guilty" ๐ธ Seconds after the #DerekChauvinTrial verdict of #GUILTY was announced outside the courthouse, people celebrated, shouted, cheered, and danced in the street. (04/20/2021) #GeorgeFloyd#BLM
ALT A man celebrates by cheering into his bullhorn, his other hand raised up into the sky (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT Both fists raised in the air, a woman yells in celebration while walking down the street outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, the traditional Mexica-Nahua cultural group dressed in feathers, ribbons, and colorful attire, dance in the streets to a drum beat (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT As celebrations, cheers, and chants fill the city, demonstrators hold up signs of two Minnesota men killed by Police. Daunte Wright with a red background on the left, George Floyd with a yellow background on the right. (04/20/2021) photo by @pjdocs
ALT A little boy stands through the opening of a sunroof, holding a sign reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER", a large smile across his face in the moments after the verdicts of Derek Chauvin came back guilty in the courthouse behind behind him (04/20/2021 - photo by @pjdocs)
ALT Celebrations continued in the streets just outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse, flags and signs on display as people express their satisfaction with the guilty verdicts Derek Chauvin received in the murder of George Floyd (04/20/2021 - photo by @pjdocs)
ALT A mother, who is white, grabs a piece of bright pink chalk and writes on the black-painted plywood wrapping around the sides of U.S. Bank Plaza across from the Hennepin County Courthouse; her message reads "I [heart] my black daughter!!" (04/20/2021 - photo by @pjdocs)
ALT As they slowly drive down the road amidst the crowd spilling into the streets, two girls hang out the back windows of a car, holding up a flag reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER" (04/20/2021 - photo by @pjdocs)
ALT Monday, April 19th, 2021: An Anoka County Sheriff squad car, the words "TO PROTECT AND SERVE" written on the side, sits on a Minneapolis corner next to an armed Minnesota National Guard soldier and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee). Photo by independent frontline photojournalist @pjdocs
ALT Monday, April 19th, 2021: Hastily installed plywood adorns the side of a Minneapolis building as a commuter, luggage in tow, walks to a bus stop. Photo by independent frontline photojournalist @pjdocs
ALT Monday, April 19th, 2021: The word "AMERICAN" pokes through fencing topped with razorwire, temporarily installed around the perimeter of the Minneapolis Police 1st Precinct. Photo by independent frontline photojournalist @pjdocs
ALT Monday, April 19th, 2021: A flatbed tractor trailer traveling east on 694 carries military vehicles towards Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Photo by independent frontline photojournalist @pjdocs
I do not condone or endorse any activity by any entity, I simply observe and report so citizens can be informed. What I observe coming into MPLS every day is sights like these becoming normal to see, which doesn't make it right. Pls don't shoot the photog. Stay safe everyone! :)
"The World Is Watching" ๐ธ Organized by a coalition of more than 20 Twin Cities activist groups, protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the jury deliberates in the #DerekChauvinTrial demanding change in policing, justice for #GeorgeFloyd, and the end of #MNOSN
ALT Monday, April 19th, 2021: Organized by a coalition of more than 20 activist groups around the Twin Cities, protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the jury deliberates in the Derek Chauvin Trial demanding change in policing, justice for George Floyd, and the end of "Operation Safety Net". Signs in the crowd read things like "BLUE LIVES MURDER" and "JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD". Photo by independent frontline photojournalist @pjdocs
I hope someday to get enough funding to travel the world and get on the frontlines to document and share the things people need to see, but some don't want you to
This is Perth Amboy, NJ. Are the police really arresting kids over bike registrations? Does it really require this many officers to address whatever situation this is? Police CANNOT continue to be our response to EVERYTHING.
"MEDIC" ๐ธ Street Medics & other #BLM#DaunteWright protesters take shelter around the corner of a nearby apartment building during a chaotic scene outside of the #BrooklynCenter PD as they help someone wounded by police during the protests (04/13/2021)
ALT Tuesday, April 13th, 2021: Street Medics along with Black Lives Matter and Justice for Daunte Wright protesters take shelter around the corner of a nearby apartment building during a chaotic scene outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department as they help someone wounded by police, who have used white helmets, med kits, rubber gloves, and gas masks as evidence justifying use-of-force against the crowd. Photo by independent photojournalist @pjdocs
As I release previews into my upcoming reports, sometimes I just don't have enough characters to tell the full story. Follow me to get updates when I release full reports, RT's appreciated ๐ฆ #BrooklynCenter#BLM#DaunteWright#Protests
ALT Monday, April 19th, 2021: A picture of a computer screen, photojournalist @pjdocs expresses frustration when Twitter shows him with red highlighting over text that their tweet is 65 characters too long, requiring it to be shortened before publishing.
"TAG" ๐ธ A #BLM#DaunteWright protester tags the concrete barriers surrounding the #BrooklynCenter PD with black spray paint using hand made "BLACK LIVES MATTER" cardboard stencil. (04/16/2021)
ALT Friday, April 16th, 2021: Kneeling down, holding a handmade stencil made of cardboard up against a concrete barrier surrounding the Brooklyn Center Police Department, a protester uses black spray paint to mark "BLACK LIVES MATTER" onto its surface.
4/16/21: I was first targeted & then fired upon by #MNOSN even after US District Judge issued TRO preventing their attacks on the press. Shot multiple times by less-lethal (40mm) & non-lethal (.68cal) munitions @uspresstracker@ACLUMN@GovTimWalz#BrooklynCenter#DaunteWright
ALT The knee of an independent photojournalist who was first targeted and thenI fired upon appears swollen and bruised shortly after taking a direct hit from a 40mm less-lethal munition while covering the protests of Black Lives Matter and Daunte Wright. Friday, April 16th, 2021.
ALT The identification worn on the chest, back, and head of an independent photojournalist covering the front lines of the Black Lives Matter and Daunte Wright protests in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. The chest and back patches measure approximately 10 inches wide by 4 inches tall, the head patches measure approximately 5 inches wide by 2 inches tall.
ALT Laying on the ground is a 40mm less-lethal munition that directly impacted the knee of an independent photojournalist, who was first targeted and then fired upon while covering the Black Lives Matter and Daunte Wright protests in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Friday, April 16th, 2021.
Computer crashed at 54% of rendering the video, I'll have to try it again later, need to get back out in the field soon. If you haven't already, read the Temporary Restraining Order issued by US District Judge here: aclu-mn.org/sites/default/fiโฆ
I wasn't the only journalist who suffered gross violations of First Amendment rights. You can read more about how the press and media have been treated in Minnesota here: documentcloud.org/documents/โฆ