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A uniformed NYPD officer looks off into the distance during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. Behind the officer are participating protesters, one of whom is holding a sign obscured from being fully viewed which reads “South Asians Demand End Police…

A group of protesters march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman with their fists raised in the air—a typical symbol of solidarity, strength, and resistance against oppression. Beside the protesters is an NYPD officer riding a motorcycle.

On May…

A group of protesters march beside police barricades while holding signs during a demonstration for Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. The signs read “Stop Police Brutality” and “Why Did The Police Attack Saleem?"

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A vacant Dragon Gate Market with empty stalls in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side. Two people walk in the distance. In the back, there is a large mural painted on a brick building that features a dragon in front of a city skyline.…

A man wearing a headset for translation speaks at a community meeting on police brutality, co-sponsored by Coalition for the Advancement of Police Accountability. He sits in front of two posters written in Chinese characters. Referenced in CAAAV…

Five participants in a community meeting on police brutality sit in chairs, in front of two signs in Chinese characters, and one sign in English that reads “Let’s Respect ALL in N.Y.C.” From left to right, one man sits wearing an earpiece for…

Three participants in a community meeting on police brutality sit in chairs, listening to a speaker who is not in frame. From right to left, one man sits with a sling on his arm, the participant in the middle is holding pages of notes, and the…

A protestor holding a sign that reads, "TIBO," at the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade. Tibo is a Filipino slang term that can mean tomboy, dyke, or lesbian, and although it can be used as a derogatory term, it is also often reclaimed by…

Members of Kilawin Kolektibo, a Filipina/Pinay lesbian collective, march in the 1999 Philippine Independence Parade. They are holding signs that read, "MARS," which is a Filipino slang term for a femme lesbian, and "PROUD 2 B PINAY PROUD 2 B TIBO."…

Members of Kilawin Kolektibo, a Filipina/Pinay lesbian collective, march in the 1999 Philippine Independence Parade. Many of the marchers are holding banners and signs that read "DYKE," "PARS" which is a Filipino slang term for a butch lesbian, and…