Iconic #BlackLivesMatter Protester Speaks Out After Being Released From Jail

The identity of the woman from an already-iconic photograph taken during a #BlackLivesMatter protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been revealed.

According to the Daily Mail, the image is of Leshia Evans, a licensed practical nurse whose appearance at the demonstration on Sunday marked her first time attending a protest.

She gained notoriety for a photo taken by freelance photojournalist Jonathan Bachman (working the event for Reuters), in which she’s calmly arrested by two officers, seemingly divided by a crack in the road.

The 28-year-old was among 102 arrested during the march. After being released from jail, she spoke out on Facebook, saying she was acting as a “vessel” for God.

Several protests took place in the U.S. over the weekend, following the shooting death of Alton Sterling by police in Baton Rouge (captured on video and shared by #BlackLivesMatter activists).

Tensions were exacerbated by the death of Philando Castile, whose own death was streamed on Facebook Live by his girlfriend Diamond Reynolds. During the video, she noted that Castile had been shot by a Minnesota police officer during a routine traffic stop, while still under the officer’s trained gun.

One such protest in Dallas ended in the death of five police officers, targeted by sniper Micah Johnson, an army veteran who reportedly said he “wanted to kill white people."

Johnson, who was killed on the scene by a remote-controlled robotic bomb, had no affiliation with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

President Obama spoke out on both the recent deaths of Castile and Sterling, as well as the mass shooting in Dallas, in two separate statements delivered from Europe.

"If communities are mistrustful of the police, that makes those law enforcement offers who are doing a great job, who are doing the right thing, that makes their lives harder," he said initially.

"When people say 'black lives matter,' it doesn't mean that blue lives don't matter. But right now, the data shows that black folks are more vulnerable to these kinds of incidents. There is a particular burden that is being placed on a group of our fellow citizens."

Following the news of the Dallas shooting, he added, "There is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks or any violence against law enforcement.”

Another newly-iconic photo captured the collaborative spirit of protesters and police officers seeking to bring the violence to an end:

Demonstration in #Dallas @ Belo Garden Park pic.twitter.com/IUx5IaERSB

— Dallas Police Depart (@DallasPD) July 8, 2016

Photo: Facebook / Shaun King.