artwork conveying a poignant message

I love Marvin Gaye, and this verse come's from one of my favorite songs.
Combined with the images--hands-up, hoodie, black-lifeless body...
Seen at the Brooklyn Museum as a part of Spike Lee's exhibition.
This artwork moved me.

I wrote a poem back in the day when I was in High School, "Remember Clifford Glover" I can't find the poem, but I remember a few lines which echoed a similar message as Marvin's song .
"To make people aware, it takes death by a gun--maybe we'll get justice but we'll have too few sons."

My poem, not written as eloquently as Marvin's but I felt compelled to write it after witnessing countless shootings of unarmed black men, anger, frustration & protest ensuing--and then silence.
I remember Clifford Glover, and the cop who shot him because of the poem. December of last year, a street in Queens was renamed after him (a dedication 50 years later).
My photography includes photos of places--homes, churches, business etc. that display the BLM signs
(www.flickr.com/photos/jaygeeoh/albums/72177720306301346/)
this is one of the many reasons why...

Taken on: February 3, 2024

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