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Button with safety pin clasp at posterior. Graphic at anterior printed on paper and crimped under transparent plastic covering. "BEAT THE Streetz" in white and yellow letters over a crossed-out revolver next to color representation of a street on a white background. Beat the Streetz Foundation is a Waterloo nonprofit dedicated to providing education and resources to area youth, young adults, and adults for the prevention of gun violence. It’s founder, Raynelle Walker, is sister of local citizen Greg Walker, murdered 5/19/2018. The case remains unsolved. His nickname, “Streetz,” is the origin of the Foundation’s name. Beat the Streetz contributed to the organization of several Waterloo protests in 2020.
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Title:
Beat The Streetz Button From 2020 George Floyd Protests
Date Created:
2020
Time Period:
2020s
Description:
Button with safety pin clasp at posterior. Graphic at anterior printed on paper and crimped under transparent plastic covering. "BEAT THE Streetz" in white and yellow letters over a crossed-out revolver next to color representation of a street on a white background. Beat the Streetz Foundation is a Waterloo nonprofit dedicated to providing education and resources to area youth, young adults, and adults for the prevention of gun violence. It’s founder, Raynelle Walker, is sister of local citizen Greg Walker, murdered 5/19/2018. The case remains unsolved. His nickname, “Streetz,” is the origin of the Foundation’s name. Beat the Streetz contributed to the organization of several Waterloo protests in 2020.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American children African American business enterprises Nonprofit organizations African Americans--Violence against Violence--Prevention
Location:
Iowa--Waterloo
Latitude:
42.49583
Longitude:
-92.3428
Language:
zxx
Source:
Grout Museum District 2020 George Floyd Protests
Contributing Institution:
Grout Museum District
Extent:
1 object
Genre:
event buttons
Type:
Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Digital Object Identifier:
gmd2020058002001
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vx06b0b
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Beat The Streetz Button From 2020 George Floyd Protests", Grout Museum District, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vx06b0b
Rights
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Standardized Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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