Long after the hurt has healed and the anger has dissipated, it's the powerful images that will stick with us from a painful week in America: the killings of five Dallas police officers as well as the fatal shootings of two black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota.
Long after the hurt has healed and the anger has dissipated, it's the powerful images that will stick with us from a painful week in America: the killings of five Dallas police officers as well as the fatal shootings of two black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota.
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A young woman stands frozen -- clad in a flowing dress, armed only with a cell phone -- in the middle of a street as a pair of police officers move to arrest her. She was one of hundreds of protesters who blocked a Baton Rouge roadway during anti-police brutality demonstrations. The symbolism of a single person's nonviolent resistance against a large, heavily armed opposition is being viewed by some as the photo that symbolizes the week's protests.
A young woman stands frozen -- clad in a flowing dress, armed only with a cell phone -- in the middle of a street as a pair of police officers move to arrest her. She was one of hundreds of protesters who blocked a Baton Rouge roadway during anti-police brutality demonstrations. The symbolism of a single person's nonviolent resistance against a large, heavily armed opposition is being viewed by some as the photo that symbolizes the week's protests.
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Few other photos captured the sadness and grief of the shooting deaths of five Dallas officers as this photograph of a sobbing DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) police officer being comforted at the Baylor University Hospital.
Few other photos captured the sadness and grief of the shooting deaths of five Dallas officers as this photograph of a sobbing DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) police officer being comforted at the Baylor University Hospital.
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The pain was just too much for Tawandra Carr to bear. Carr, who said she was best friends with Alton Sterling, cries when she and others gathered outside the Triple S convenience store where Sterling was killed by police, trying to make some sense of an incident that launched days of soul-searching in America.
The pain was just too much for Tawandra Carr to bear. Carr, who said she was best friends with Alton Sterling, cries when she and others gathered outside the Triple S convenience store where Sterling was killed by police, trying to make some sense of an incident that launched days of soul-searching in America.
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Strength in numbers. All Lives Matter protesters come together for a group hug with Black Lives Matter activists in Dallas. All Lives Matter showed up to the Black Lives Matter
Strength in numbers. All Lives Matter protesters come together for a group hug with Black Lives Matter activists in Dallas. All Lives Matter showed up to the Black Lives Matter
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Kim Muyaka -- head bowed, eyes closed, hands tightly entwined with those of an East Baton Rouge police officer -- prays that God would "cover this Police Officer ... and use his hands not to hurt or harm but to protect the citizens." Muyaka posted this now-viral photo to her Facebook page.
Kim Muyaka -- head bowed, eyes closed, hands tightly entwined with those of an East Baton Rouge police officer -- prays that God would "cover this Police Officer ... and use his hands not to hurt or harm but to protect the citizens." Muyaka posted this now-viral photo to her Facebook page.
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"I'm Black and I Matter" is the simple message of this sign, held up during a Black Lives Matter protest in London. A number of marches and demonstrations have popped up in other countries in solidarity with the U.S. protest movement.
"I'm Black and I Matter" is the simple message of this sign, held up during a Black Lives Matter protest in London. A number of marches and demonstrations have popped up in other countries in solidarity with the U.S. protest movement.
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A woman rages against the machine. Sirica Bolling, fist raised defiantly, marches down a street in Newport News, Virginia, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
A woman rages against the machine. Sirica Bolling, fist raised defiantly, marches down a street in Newport News, Virginia, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes, hugs first responder during a service that included a memorial to the five officers killed in Dallas.
Bishop T.D. Jakes, hugs first responder during a service that included a memorial to the five officers killed in Dallas.
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Hands of comfort extend to Cameron Sterling, the son of Alton Sterling, outside the convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police.
Hands of comfort extend to Cameron Sterling, the son of Alton Sterling, outside the convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police.
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