Frame by Frame: Police brutality protests across the nation

Anna von

June 18, 2020

After the death of George Floyd on May 25, people around the world have taken to the streets and social media to protest systemic racism and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed after three Minneapolis police officers pinned him to the ground for eight minutes and 46 seconds following his arrest for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill. His death was filmed by bystanders, and the video spread.

The Collegian photographers have documented some of the protests in various locations around the country. Here are some of our images:

Minneapolis

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Fort Collins, Colorado

What’s funny to me is that, when all this started, people said ‘well protests aren’t going to do nothing, riots aren’t going to do anything, being loud isn’t gonna do anything, showing up not gonna do nothing’ and I’ve seen a lot of legislation change because of it.”-Demeterice Langston, protester

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Denver

(children and teenagers) are the reason we are continuing to fight because when they are some of y’alls ages, they shouldn’t have to be in the streets any longer proclaiming black lives matter. It should be common sense.”-Tay Anderson, Denver School Board At-Large Director

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Kansas City, Missouri

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Washington, D.C.

I think that you saw it for yourself. One of the first times you saw it, the evidence was there right in front of you. So no matter what happens they can’t say this didn’t happen. There’s proof, there’s dead proof. Video doesn’t lie.”-Patrick, Washington, D.C. resident

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Bethesda, Maryland

My grandma marched on Washington and I’m still doing the same thing … because nothing has changed.”-Mareike Nebel, protest organizer

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Photo Director Anna von Pechmann and Photo Editor Lucy Morantz can be reached at photo@collegian.com or on Twitter @CSUCollegian.

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Devin Cornelius, Digital Managing Editor

Devin Cornelius is the digital managing editor for The Collegian. He is a fifth-year computer science major from Austin, Texas. He moved to Colorado State University and started working for The Collegian in 2017 as a photographer. His passion for photography began in high school, so finding a photography job in college was one of his top priorities. He primarily takes sports photos, volleyball being his favorite to shoot. Having been on The Collegian staff for 4 1/2 years, he's watched the paper evolve from a daily to a weekly paper, and being involved in this transition is interesting and exciting. Although Cornelius is a computer science major, his time at The Collegian has been the most fulfilling experience in his college career — he has loved every second. From working 12-hour days to taking photos in Las Vegas for the Mountain West Conference, he cannot think of a better place to work. Working as a photographer for The Collegian pushed him outside of his comfort zone, taking him places that he never expected and making him the photographer he is today. As the digital managing editor, Cornelius oversees the photos, graphics and social media of The Collegian along with other small tech things. Working on the editorial staff with Katrina Leibee and Serena Bettis has been super fun and extremely rewarding, and together they have been pushing The Collegian toward being an alt-weekly. Outside of The Collegian, he enjoys playing volleyball, rugby, tumbling and a variety of video games. When in Austin, you can find him out on the lake, wake surfing, wake boarding and tubing. You can expect that Cornelius and the rest of The Collegian staff will do their best to provide you with interesting and exciting content.

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