Tyree Johnson, cousin of Philando Castile who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, is consoled by one of Castile’s co-workers at a “Black Lives Matter” demonstration in front of the Governor’s Mansion in St. Paul

Venice Buhain is an online and print journalist whose work has appeared on TVW News, AOL/Patch, The Olympian and other news organizations. She is also the former Editorial Director at The Seattle Globalist. Venice has covered diversity, education, local news and politics. She also is a past Seattle chapter president of the Asian American Journalists Association.