"The Beauty of the Protest" was inspired by the work of photographer Devin Allen. In striking black & white images on Instagram, Allen told the story of the 2015 Baltimore Uprising as only a local artist could, offering a necessary counterbalance to the often one-dimensional narrative presented by the national media. My title comes from Allen’s words in a New York Times interview: “I wanted people to see the beauty of the protest.” "The Beauty of the Protest" was premiered as part of RiseBmore2016, on April 19, 2016 at Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Baltimore, MD.
