Untitled #19, Magnificent Mile, IL

Black Lives Matter! Defund the Police! We often get immersed in the issue and forget the human aspect. These photos were created in response to the murders of African men, due to police violence. The mothers in Henry’s series of photos have not lost their sons but understand that their son could be next. Now, imagine this is your adult child’s lifeless body in your arms. What unimaginable pain would you feel? What trauma? How would you want others to first react to your anguish—by arguing the merits of an issue, or sitting in your pain? – Timothy Muehlhoff