US EditionBlack Lives Matter Street Murals Stand as an Enduring Reminder of Protests Against Racism
- In 2020, towns and cities across the U.S. Commissioned Black Lives Matter murals on streets to protest racism and police brutality.
- These murals were created following nationwide multiracial demonstrations for racial justice that were ignited by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.
- Artists like Michelle Browder in Hartford and Luckie Alexander in Washington, D.C., created murals reflecting community history and the ongoing struggle for equity.
- Despite some murals being removed or vandalized, close to 150 Black Lives Matter murals still exist across the country and are regularly maintained by organizations such as the Vivid Matter Collective.
- The murals serve as lasting symbols of cultural and political community purpose, persisting even as notable sites like Washington's BLM Plaza are dismantled.
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INTERACTIVE M Black Lives Matter murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched.
Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism - Seymour Tribune
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched. After the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, towns and cities nationwide commissioned artists to paint BLM street murals in solidarity with the reckoning on police brutality and racism prompted by the unprecedented, multira…
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Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
In 2020, Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
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