In protest to the killing of Black men, women and children at the hands of the police throughout 2020, many Black Lives Matter protests occurred in Des Moines. These shapshots show several of the rallies that took place in the capitol city of Iowa. People of all ages and races turned out in solidarity.
Among those featured are many Des Moines Leader: Bo James of Hip Hope, State Capitol rally, Des Moines, June 2020; man in “Never Stop” tee-shirt, Papajohn Sculpture Park rally, Des Moines, July, 2020; Betty Andrews, Head of the Iowa and Nebraska NAACP, Des Moines East Village rally, October 17, 2020; protesters with BLACK LIVES MATTER signs, State Capitol rally, Des Moines, June, 2020; Laural Clinton in ‘Vote Early’ mask, East Village rally, October 17, 2020; Young people with homemade signs, State Capitol rally, Des Moines, June, 2020; two young people with portrait and written sign, State Capitol rally, Des Moines, June, 2020; three people with homemade signs, State Capitol rally, Des Moines, June, 2020
photographs by Lenore Metrick-Chen