Anisha

it is a muggy summer evening in Louisville. She is walking down Market street, towards a gathering of Black Lives Matter supporters near the waterfront park. she is dressed minimally, to combat the oprrssive heat and humidity that makes breathing feel like you are drinking the air. she holds a protest sign with "say her name" printed on it. despite the tense atmosphere of the police and protestors clashing for weeks now, she feels good and is smiling. her head held high.