Residents gathered at the September 8 rally in response to a violent robbery, now being investigated as a hate crime, that took place at a Bushwick bodega.
Top photo by Nereide Kluger. All other photos by Allie Herrera.
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Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say "BLM" and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.

Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say "BLM" and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.

Residents gathered at the September 8 rally in response to a violent robbery, now being investigated as a hate crime, that took place at a Bushwick bodega.
Top photo by Nereide Kluger. All other photos by Allie Herrera.
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