Unequal Treatment

Black people have consistently asked of their fellow Americans one thing: equal treatment as citizens. Recent attacks on the Capitol in Washington D. C. and on individuals in Los Angeles have shown us just how unequal treatment by law enforcement continues to be. On January 6, 2021, an angry mob spurred on by President Trump stormed the Capitol Building with little resistance. On that same day, Trump supporters rallying in downtown Los Angeles assaulted the Black body of Berlinda Nibo, who was passing by on the street. According to an interview with Nibo from CBS News, the man seen in the photographs holding her from behind carried her away from the angry crowd, saving her life. "If not for him stepping in at that moment, these people would have literally tried to kill me," she said. The following images have been graciously added to this exhibition by photographer Raquel Natalicchio.