Untitled - Racism is a Pandemic - Race and Wellness

A digital, black-and-white image of a banner by Corie Mattie displayed during the All Black Lives Matter march in Hollywood, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The image depicts the large white banner tethered to a chain link fence that forms a wall of a multi-storied, concrete parking garage. Painted, stenciled, large, black text across the front of the banner reads [RACISM IS A / PANDEMIC.]. On the left side of the banner, slightly over the letter “R” in [RACISM], is partially visible, reversed, upside down, white stenciled text that also reads [RACISM / IS A / PANDEMIC / #[LAHOPE?]DEALER]. On the right are two stenciled illustrations of doves in flight and above a black, hand painted initials and a black, stenciled hashtag in the bottom right corner that reads [CM #LAHOPEDEALER]. Mattie is clinging to the fencing to the left of the sign, photographing it with her cell phone. She is wearing a black shirt T-shirt, striped shorts, sunglasses, square shaped drop earrings, a bandana around her neck, a black face mask with a white graphic, and a light tone backpack over her shoulders. The initials [CM] tattooed on her proper right hand matches the [CM] painted in the bottom right corner of the banner. Below this sign at street level are the heads of a group of protesters, many of whom are wearing face masks, or other types of protective face coverings, and a couple of protesters carrying protest signs. There is a parked car visible inside the parking garage.

Location Created: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America