Best of The Washington Post Photography 2014

Ahmesha Ross, 23, of St. Louis, sports her new “Love” necklace outside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church before the funeral of Michael Brown on Monday, August 25, 2014, in St. Louis, MO. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male, was fatally gunned down by a White police officer, Darren Wilson, on August 9 in Ferguson, MO. Ross said the necklace “represents me. I'm a loving woman. Life starts with love, but you have to love yourself before you love anyone else. Love is the key to everything. I think this [the killing of Michael Brown] happened because of racism. Society has brainwashed a lot of us to hate because of skin color. I think it was the lack of love that caused this to happen. The person who committed this brutal act had the door of love closed on him, which caused him to close the door of love on someone else”. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
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