The words "Black Lives Matter" are painted on the street, similar to street murals painted in several cities across the U.S. in the wake of protests following Floyd's death in May. A Black Lives Matter mural painted on the street outside George Floyd's alma mater, Jack Yates High ...
Other BLM murals have already been painted inHarlem,Staten IslandandBrooklyn. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser started the trend by having the message painted on astreet in front of the White House. The Black Lives Matter movement was started in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman...
Other cities such as Indianapolis and New York City have seen their Black Lives Matter murals vandalized. “This is our homage to the art that is gone,” she said. “It’s trying to keep the message alive virtually, in a form that no one can take down or hose off.” In Oakland, ...
World War II pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression, and the New Deal ended. But murals stuck around as an American art form, spurred on by local communities, and especially Latino and Black artists, throughout the 20th century. Today, many big cities, like D.C., pro...
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ...
Further back from the railway, walls that would have sported advertising a century ago are now decorated with street art. Commissioned murals legal walls, along with random stencils and tags. However, as usual, my eye is drawn to the smaller stuff. Many fun stickers, including some espousing ...
to develop a series of public murals and installations as a catalyst for neighborhood economic empowerment by the community, for the community. This effort aims to compensate local artists to collaborate on the envisioning of the square, which was recently renamed in 2019 as part of a larger eff...
to develop a series of public murals and installations as a catalyst for neighborhood economic empowerment by the community, for the community. This effort aims to compensate local artists to collaborate on the envisioning of the square, which was recently renamed in 2019 as part of a larger eff...
Furniture represented our audience well. For 2023, we wanted to showcase the influence Black urban fashion continues to have on pop culture. We paid homage to 90's Hip-Hop styles for the avatars, while including African rattan furniture and street murals inspired by the Black culture of this...
Black Cat Appreciation Day on August 17 aims to dispel all myths surrounding black cats. Superstitions aside, cats are simply adorable, even black ones.