In Honor of Atatiana Jefferson, Another Innocent Victim of Police Violence

In Honor of Atatiana Jefferson, Another Innocent Victim of Police Violence

In Honor of Atatiana Jefferson, Another Innocent Victim of Police Violence

On October 12, 2019, Aaron Deana, a white police officer, killed Atatiana Jefferson inside her home while she was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.

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Andrea Arroyo Andrea Arroyo is co–art director of Opp-Art. She is an award-winning artist working in fine art, site-specific installation, public art and illustration. Her work is published widely (including in The New Yorker and The New York Times) and is exhibited internationally. She is the creator of “Unnatural Election: Artists Respond to the US Election.” Her 3-venue exhibition “Art as Solidarity” presented by The Hispanic Society Museum, The Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum and The United Palace in Manhattan is on view through July 31, 2022. Her new book: “ImagiNATIONS: Art As Solidarity” was published by NowWhat Media.


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