“It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act." Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Portraits of humanity. Portraits of courage. Portraits of Allies. Black Lives Matter roared into our consciousness with the murder of George Floyd. With this surging racial justice movement the impetus behind the protests of the 1960's deepened with the inclusion of all generations, races and genders. Photographed in Santa Barbara, California during a protest organized by children, these images represent a microcosm of the passion that erupted worldwide and continues to this day.