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On June 26, 1993, a public service announcement of a young Asian girl reciting the pledge of allegiance as words flash on the screen was displayed on a Sony Board in Times Square. Photo 107 captures the words “Last Year Asians Were Beaten Up Because…

The back of a shirt has a red sticker that reads “(THE) UNITED STATES IS CHARGED WITH (MASS) INCARCERATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR,” which was created for Racial Justice Day in 2001.

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…

Image showing a street demonstration. People in the front hold a large yellow banner that reads "Whose Streets? OUR Streets!" in red and "Chinatown Street Vendors Assoc." in blue. Other demonstrators hold signs that read "Arrest Giuliani" and "Mr.…

Protestors march in support of Saleem Osman and against police brutality. One protestor holds a sign reading "Who Can We Trust? – NYPD?" Another protestor carries a drum.

A man and a woman speaking to an audience while standing on top of an orange pickup truck. There are five posters taped to the side of the truck that all begin with “We Charge The U.S. with…” and read as follows (from left to right): “Prohibiting…

Black and white photo of N.Y.C Taxi cabs. Cab in the foreground has a sign on the windshield reading, "WE ARE DRIVERS UNITED WE STAND!"

A large group of demonstrators are pictured marching in front of the Criterion theater in Times Square to protest the film debut of Rising Sun on July 30, 1993. In the foreground a person holds a sign that reads “Thumbs Down!” while in the background…

Two women sitting with their backs turned to the camera amid a demonstration for Racial Justice Day. In the back of the older woman, a pasted red sticker reads, "THE UNITED STATES IS CHARGED WITH COLONIZATION OF SOVEREIGN PEOPLES; RACIAL JUSTICE DAY;…

A Lease Drivers Coalition advertisement orignally placed in CAAAV Voices' Winter 1994 issue on page 7. It is selling t-shirts that would support the group's operation and a growing public awareness.