On May 25th, George Floyd died in police custody after an arresting Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes. The incident was recorded on video which was soon posted online. Initial protests were peaceful but on May 27th, demonstrators lit a Minneapolis police precinct on fire. Since then, demonstrations have been staged in hundreds of cities in the US and also overseas.
Bruce Gilden has been photographing demonstrations in the New York area, including an event on June 13th held in the traditionally African-American city of East Orange, NJ, that was attended by members of area motorcycle...