The killing of Mike Brown, though no footage exists, is one of the most painful to think about. The subsequent protests in Ferguson, Mo. and the #BlackLivesMatter campaign have been inspiring outcomes, but hurt undergirds all. “Big Mike” is pictured wearing a St. Louis Cardinals hats in one of the iconic photos of him, and so the jersey is done in those colors.

The first baseball-style design in this series, the jersey features six stars above his name on the back in response to the six bullets that entered his body. His nickname, “Big Mike,” is embroidered on the arm.

The Eric Garner jersey was the third in the series. The killings of Eric Garner followed by Mike Brown marked the moment this project becoming a series and not a one-off idea. One detail on this jersey is the “Courtesy Professionalism Respect” motto that is painted on every NYPD vehicle. The jersey number, 43, represents Garner’s age at the time of the incident, as does the number of each jersey in the project.

The Sean Bell jersey was next. Chronologically Sean Bell’s killing happened much earlier, but the jersey design happened next. The 50 stars on the side of the jersey represent the 50 bullets used to kill him.