I took the photo above of the activist Kevin Moran nearly half an hour before his arrest at a protest march in Atlanta. Mr. Moran advocates for the civil rights of people of color, and he was quite vocal during a recent demonstration down Peachtree Rd. in Buckhead. In short, the man demanded justice, specifically in regard to people of color and the biased, violent, and often fatal tactics that police reserve for us. The activism of this gentleman lead to his arrest and hospitalization at Grady Memorial Hospital with injuries sustained while he was being detained by an Atlanta police officer.
Kevin Moran was near me for the first fifteen blocks of the march, and his voice resounded with all of the authority of his years as he made his activism known. He is pleading with white America to recognize the degree to which the criminal justice system is biased, racist, and decidedly unjust.
Mr. Moran was injured and hospitalized during the march. His shoulder does not rotate backward with full mobility, and though he told the arresting officer about his inability to put both hands behind his back, 68 year old Kevin Moran’s shoulder was forced backward as he was handcuffed. His shoulder was dislocated, and from his hospital bed he made a plea that all brothers and sisters of color be treated with respect and dignity, citing years of oppression and indignity that has built up to this moment in history. He was among 16 protesters arrested that day. The video of Mr. Moran, posted to the twitter feed of activist Jim Chambers with the Rise Up organization is below:
A published article about Mr. Moran is right here:
M. Harper
Kevin Moran Human Rights 