Ieshia Evans
Ieshia Evans
Ieshia Evans is a nurse assistant from New York. She is the mother of a 5 year old son.
Baton Rouge Protest
On July 9, 2016 Evans was captured in a viral photo that depicts her 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 has been compared to the "Tank Man" of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Chinese Democracy Protests.
The photo was captured by Jonathan Bachman.
The incident happened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana when Evans was attending her first protest when she was arrested.
Evans had traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana from New York to protest for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
The photo was hailed as "legendary", with a commenter on Shaun King's Facebook page writing: "Look at her posture. She is balanced, powerful, upright and well grounded with both feet firmly planted on the earth. Look at the line made from the crown of her head to the heels of her feet. She is only protected by the force of her own personal power."