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A digital, color image of an unidentified female protester standing in front of a police line at a Black Lives Matter protest on Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The woman is depicted at the center of the image, facing a line of two police officers who stand with their backs to the viewer. The woman is holding a white protest sign at waist level, with large, black and red text written on it that reads [Silence / IS / Betrayal[underlined] / #BLACKLIVESMATTER] with an illustration of a black power fist accented with red rays. She is wearing a blue and white gingham, button-down, short sleeve shirt, dark shorts, and a black face mask. Her pink-blonde hair is accented with darker pink shades. The two police officers flank the woman at the center.

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