During a heated exchange between protesters and police, Louis Michael stepped in front of the crowd and unknowingly became the subject for an iconic image. Head bowed, first raised, he became unwittingly immortalized by the flash of SF State alumna Sarahbeth Maney’s camera.
Maney’s image has been shared across the world and now graces a wall of downtown Oakland named “Turning Anger into Action.” This Saturday at noon, the mural will become a meeting place for 2020 graduates, as
@blm_art_oakland is hosting a celebration of their accomplishments. The event will feature leis, graduation garb and discussions about the making of the mural, located at 1333 Broadway, right across from Oscar Grant Plaza.
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