<I>"Say Her Name" protest, artist Janelle Monáe and Wondaland Records members perform "Hell You Talmbout" protest song, Atlanta, GA</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Photograph by
content: Sheila Pree Bright, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Janelle Monáe, American, born 1985
label: Subject of
content: Felecia Christian, American
label: Subject of
content: Alexia Christian, American, died 2015
label: Subject of
content: Nate "Rocket" Wonder, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Wondaland Records, American, founded 2015
notes: label: Caption
content: Sheila Pree Bright’s images often feature women, as in this image of singer Janelle Monae standing behind a “#SAY HER NAME” sign. Bright celebrates the central role that women historically have played in organizing protests and leading demands for social change. At a Breonna Taylor protest, Bright recalls, “I felt the trauma within the women's voices when they spoke; it was very emotional, fierce, and sobering.”
label: Description
content: A digital, black-and-white image of Janelle Monáe performing "Hell You Talmbout" during a Black Lives Matter "Say Her Name" protest in Atlanta, Georgia. Monáe is standing left of center. She is wearing a white, long sleeve, polka dot bouse and white cap with a black band and visor. Her head is tilted towards her proper right shoulder, her chin is tilted slightly upwards, her eyes are closed, and she appears to be singing. Her proper right arm rests at her side and her proper left arm is draped over the shoulder of Felecia Christian, the mother of Alexia Christian, standing in the right foreground. Christian, on the right is holding a white protest sign in front of her with black, handwritten marker text that reads [#What happened to / ALEXIA CHRISTIAN / #SAY HER NAME / #STOPKILLINGUS!]. She wears a dark blouse, two chain necklaces, and dark sunglasses. She is facing the viewer with her chin raised, and also appears to be singing. Standing behind Monáe and Christian is Nate 'Rocket' Wonder of the Wondaland Arts Society, singing and clapping his hands. He is wearing a white T-shirt, metal rimmed sunglasses, and a round, broad brimmed hat. Standing in the background behind Monáe, Christian, and Wonder is a gathering of other protesters; some holding protest signs up in the air.
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
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content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
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content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Violence
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: #1960Now
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
label: Exhibition
content: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Pree Bright
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.56.1
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sheila Pree Bright
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6000 pixels × 6000 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size (Total): 103.09 MB