Allissa writes new piece for The Atlantic

I talked to the brilliant Amber N. Ford about her poignant photography exhibit, “Mistaken Identity.” She shared how Tamir Rice’s death motivated her to humanize the victims of police brutality through art. Her exhibit highlights the items that people were carrying when police killed them. This piece is available in the December issue of The Atlantic.

It Wasn't a Gun

Photographs by Amber N. Ford Image above: Khiel Coppin, Brooklyn, New York, 2007 A hairbrush. A set of keys. A pill bottle. A candy bar. Each of these everyday items is an unlikely weapon. And yet each is an object that was held by a Black man, woman, or child when they were killed or injured at the hands of police.