Alice Vol. 6 No. 1

[Photographers] Alexis Blue and Hannah Saad
“I have been an activist all my life,” she said, “I know
that a lot of the time when I am at a protest or a rally, I
feel called to say something. If I have the opportunity I
will do that.”
Lundy organized, advertised and promoted the
marches in Huntsville and New Jersey for other likeminded
individuals to become known and speak on the
gripes happening in America. When she spoke at her
first protest in Huntsville someone yelled out “bomb.”
They managed to set up a Bluetooth speaker in the area
of the protest and play a recording of a bomb ticking.
This interruption caused panic and dispersion. Lundy
fled before the police tear-gassed the protestors in
attendance.
“I do not know what it is, but police most definitely
become more aggressive at night and when there
is a large group of people,” said Elana Daniels, a
sophomore at The University of Alabama. “It’s like they
are intimidated. It should not be a normalized thing
to protest for black lives. You see people joke about it.
People you thought you knew are backing the police and
the media is exploiting the situation.”
On May 31st, she and 2,000 other people marched
on Kelley Avenue and NE 36th Street with their signs
and flyers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The protest she
attended was not only for the murder of George Floyd
but also for the murder of Isaiah Lewis, a 17 year old
mentally ill black man gunned by the police. During the
day children attended, the community sang songs and
State Rep. Ajay Pittman said encouraging statements to
the crowd of peaceful protestors.
The protest was overwhelming to Daniels, who was
“on edge” for the entirety of the march. She watched as
officers patrolled the area and became more aggressive
as night fell. Around 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., she feared that
something was going to happen to her. There were two
groups of protestors. While Daniels was a part of the
group protesting in front of city hall, the other group
was on the highway. Oklahoma issued a 10 p.m. curfew.
As people were attempting to leave, the group from the
highway converged with her group of protestors.
Police proceeded to use rubber bullets and tear gas to
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