Paul Kuroda

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Black Lives Matter

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Biography: Photojournalist Paul Kuroda is passionate about documenting people living on the margins. Mining his home state of California, he has told the stories of terrors faced by Asian and Latino gangs, of struggles endured by migrant farmworkers, and of... MORE

A group of BLM protesters block...Calif. on Monday, June 1, 2020.

A group of BLM protesters block the I580 freeway in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, June 1, 2020.

A large crowd violate the 8 p.m...June 3, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

A large crowd violate the 8 p.m. curfew on Broadway and 14th St. to protest the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota Police on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

People break into a closed Walg...iolent on Friday, May 29, 2020.

People break into a closed Walgreen’s at 14th and Broadway streets in Oakland, Calif., after protests to the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police earlier in the week turned violent on Friday, May 29, 2020.

People gather at Frank Ogawa Pl...ay 30, 2020, in Oakland, Calif.

People gather at Frank Ogawa Plaza to protest the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Oakland, Calif.

People removing items from a cl...June 1, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

People removing items from a closed High Street Home Depot on Monday, June 1, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

Men looks through keys when ste... 1, 2020 in San Leandro, Calif.

Men looks through keys when stealing cars at a Dodge dealership on June 1, 2020 in San Leandro, Calif.

Celebrating the Fourth of July ...ne 24, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

Celebrating the Fourth of July with illegal fireworks a large group party at Lake Merritt on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

Celebrating the Fourth of July ...uly 4, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

Celebrating the Fourth of July with illegal fireworks a large group party at Lake Merritt on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

Abu Bakr is celebrating the Fou...lif. on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Abu Bakr is celebrating the Fourth of July and BLM with illegal fireworks a large group party at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Celebrating BLM and the Fourth ...lif. on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Celebrating BLM and the Fourth of July with illegal fireworks a large group party at Lake Merritt, Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Celebrating the Fourth of July with illegal fireworks a large group party at Lake Merritt on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.

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Black Lives Matter

Copyright Paul Kuroda 2024

Updated Mar 2022

Summary

The protests became looting, then celebration in Oakland.

The George Floyd protest formed on Broadway street in Oakland, California soon became a nightly opportunity for looters to strike at will as all Bay Area Police could do little to stop it. Then around Oakland's Lake Merrit, the Black community gathered nightly for weeks shooting off fireworks to the dismay of the neighboring community.