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Ieshia Evans was the lone protester pictured in a photograph confronting police officers in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, on July 9, 2016.

Protest

At the protest, which followed the shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and of Philando Castile in Minnesota by police officers, Evans was photographed by Jonathan Bachman for Reuters news agency taking a lone stand against a mass of riot police. The image shows a young woman in a flowing dress standing with her arms crossed facing down a line of heavily armed police while two armored officers rush forward to put her in handcuffs. The photograph went viral on social media.[1][2]

Evans was attending her first protest when she was arrested, having traveled to Baton Rouge after seeing news coverage of the shooting of Sterling.[3] She was imprisoned, held overnight and released on the evening of the next day.[4][5]

Media coverage and nominations

Ieshia Evans in a flowing dress stands facing a line of armor-clad police, two of whom charge towards her
Ieshia Evans's Stand - Baton Rouge, July 9, 2016 by Jonathan Bachman

Media reports compared the photo to the "Tank Man" image taken in Tienanmen Square in 1989 during the student protests in Beijing.[6][7][3] She was interviewed by Gayle King for CBS This Morning,[8] and the public radio program Studio 360 later commissioned Tracy K. Smith to write a poem on the subject of the image.[9]

International media referred to her as the "icon" of the Baton Rouge protest.[10][11]

In December 2016, Evans met Bachman for the first time at a symposium on news photography organized by Reuters and the International Center of Photography.[12]

She was made AfroAmerica Network Black Woman of the Year for 2016[13] and was chosen to be among the BBC's 100 Women for that year.

The photograph was included in the New York Times "The Year in Pictures for 2016" [14]

World Press Photo Contest

Bachman's photograph of Evans standing as the two police officers charge towards her was awarded first prize for Contemporary Issues in the 2017 (60th) World Press Photo Contest.[15][16]

Personal life

Evans is 35, originally from Brooklyn, and is a licensed practical nurse in Pennsylvania. She has a son.[7][9][17]

References

  1. ^ Sidahmed, Mazin (2016-07-11). "'She was making her stand': image of Baton Rouge protester an instant classic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. ^ Appelbaum, Yoni (2016-07-10). "A Single Photo From Baton Rouge That's Hard to Forget". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ^ a b "Woman in Baton Rouge protest photo: 'Silence speaks volumes'". CBS. 2016-07-15.
  4. ^ Tara John (2016-07-12). "Baton Rouge Protester From Iconic Photo Identified as Ieshia Evans". Times. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  5. ^ "Revealed: Woman behind this powerful pic". The New Zealand Herald. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  6. ^ Alexandra, Kerry (2016-07-11). "'I am a vessel': #BlackLivesMatter muse". BBC news. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  7. ^ a b Hensley, Nicole (2016-07-11). "Woman in stunning, viral Baton Rouge protest photo is nurse and mom". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. ^ "Woman in iconic Baton Rouge photo: "We do matter"". CBS News. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  9. ^ a b "Unrest in Baton Rouge: Anatomy of a Photo". WNYC. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  10. ^ "Iesha Evans wird zur Ikone des Protests" (in German). n-tv. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  11. ^ "La femme de Baton Rouge : l'histoire derrière la photo iconique" (in French). Le Figaro. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  12. ^ "Highlights of the Reuters and ICP event, 'Iconic in an Instant? One Trillion Images'". Reuters. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  15. ^ "The 2017 World Press Photo Contest winners are announced". British Journal of Photography. 13 February 2017.
  16. ^ Taylor, Alan (13 February 2017). "Winners of the 2017 World Press Photo Contest". The Atlantic.
  17. ^ John, Tara (2016-07-12). "Baton Rouge Protester From Iconic Photo Identified as Ieshia Evans". Time. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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