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Beat The Streetz Button From 2020 George Floyd Protests Item Info
- 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 letters 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 Protest
- 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:
- gmd2020058003001
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9r49gh5v
- 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/w9r49gh5v
Rights
- Rights:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/