ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「This is what 16-year-old Daria Allen learned after 3 months as a protester in Portland: Bring earplugs, a respirator mask and goggles. Being tear-gassed reminded her of the sting of having shampoo wash in her eyes. And her grandmother watched livestreams on Twitter to check on her. “For me, being a young Black woman, I’m just focused on my life -- that’s really why I’m out here,” said Allen, who will be a high school junior this year. “I am just a Black girl trying to live.” Allen is one of the many protesters who have rallied nightly in downtown Portland, mounting one of the longest-running cries for racial justice since George Floyd’s killing on May 25. In early June, she joined the protests for the first time, jumping into a march that snaked downtown from Revolution Hall, a music venue on the east side of the city. Seeing people singing and joining in the march made her feel happy. After her summer job at a local zoo evaporated in the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis, Allen started attending protests almost every night. Maybe, she thought, the demonstrations would spur changes in policing that would keep her family and her friends safe. But there was a deeper feeling, a sense that she belonged there. Her family was worried, but on the other hand understood that something important was happening, for all of them, on Portland’s streets. “This is the only way she can make change at 16 and I get that,” said Aneesah Rasheed, a relative who has sometimes accompanied Allen to protests. “In two years, Daria’s going to be old enough to vote. She’s learning about people, learning about politics, how to organize, how to start a movement.” To read more about Allen and the Portland protests, tap the link in our bio. Photos by @octaviojones.」9月7日 8時57分