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A digital, black-and-white image of an unidentified protester at a Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles protest against District Attorney Jackie Lacey in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The protester is depicted left of center, looking directly at the viewer, shown from the shoulders up, wearing a black, cloth face mask with handwritten, light tone text on the front that reads [I CANT(sic) / BREATHE] with the text [BLM] written along the proper right bottom edge along with a black T-shirt and a metal chain necklace. In the background is a crowd of blurred protesters, most of whom are wearing face masks.

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