Shetamia Taylor, 37, was with her four sons, ages 12 to 17, whom she brought with her to teach them about peaceful protesting. It was there, when a rogue shooter opened fire, that she acted as a human shield for her 15-year-old son.

The past 48 hours have been rough for America with two black men killed by cops and five police officers murdered in Dallas being. Celebrities have been expressing their outrage on social media and the latest is LeBron James.

On Thursday night, the rapper took to his TIDAL streaming service and shared a message with his fans inspired by the disheartening events.

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It's unclear if the protest is directly related to the shooting.

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She posted a lengthy manifesto to her personal website, making a powerful, brave, and emotional statement.

Within two days two Black man have been killed by police. Not only has the public had enough, but celebrities are voicing their outrage on social media. Rapper Joey Badass took to Instagram after the murder of Alton Sterling to reveal how he feels about the situation.

Nakia Jones' passionate reaction to the depraved killing of Alton Sterling has over two million views on Facebook with 144,783 shares. Jones, an officer at the Warrensville Heights Police Department in Ohio, uploaded the live broadcast after watching cell phone footage of Sterling being tackled to the ground by two cops then shot in the chest while he lay restrained.

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“I don’t even go to sleep until my children come home, my grown children come home. I keep my clothes on in case my children need me in the middle of the day or in the middle of the night.”

"Can we get a scholarship fund going 4 #AltonSterling's son/kids?" she tweeted Wednesday (July 6).

In the newly released video, an officer can be seen pulling an object out of Sterling's pocket after he was shot multiple times. It's unclear if the object is a firearm.