Here's a look at Black Lives Matter murals across the U.S.
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Here's a look at Black Lives Matter murals across the U.S.
Since Washington, D.C. painted “Black Lives Matter” across 16th St. on June 5, cities around the country followed with their own murals. It’s a public art movement unrivaled in recent street art history. Here’s a look at murals from around the U.S.:
Akron, Ohio
Artists and activists in Akron painted a mural that spells out “Black Lives Matter” on a stretch of Howard Street, near the intersection where 18-year-old Na’Kia Crawford was fatally shot Sunday while running errands with her grandmother.
Asheville, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
At some point on the morning of Juneteenth, a 'Black Lives Matter' street mural appeared on the Atlanta BeltLine in bold yellow block letters.
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Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Two siblings' love of chalk took their block's plan to paint a "Black Lives Matter" mural in a new direction.
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A new Black Lives Matter mural was painted overnight along Linwood Avenue in Patterson Park in Baltimore. cbsloc.al/3hQAlXJ
Birmingham, Alabama
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Brooklyn, New York
A giant “BLACK LIVES MATTER” sign is painted in orange on Fulton Street, Monday, June 15, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. On Monday, @NYCMayor announced the section bearing the 375-ft mural will become a summer pedestrian walkway. 📸/me #BLM #Brooklyn @AP
Charlotte, North Carolina
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Follow up on the first Cleveland Black Lives Matter mural: It's done! Pretty amazing to watch this take shape. I'm told this isn't the only one planned. Here's what the final mural on E 93rd looks like. #Cleveland #clevelandart
Denver, Colorado
Eugene, Oregon
Shawn Goddard with Eugene BIPOC Art Collective stands in the middle of a Black Lives Matter mural he and 20 other artists created on East 8th Avenue in Eugene for Juneteenth.
@registerguard will be updating events throughout the day. registerguard.com
#BlackLivesMatter
Flint, Michigan
Florissant, Missouri
*this mural was painted over by the city’s street department, Florissant Police Department officer Steve Michael told BuzzFeed News, because “it is illegal to paint the roadway” and it “has absolutely nothing to do with the message.”
Fresno, California
Hollywood, California
Jackson, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
‘You can’t erase us:' Watch the Black Lives Matter mural come together in Kalamazoo mlive.com/news/kalamazoo…
Madison, Wisconsin
A message to the City of Madison: #DefundPolice and invest in community.
#FreeEmAll #CommunityControl #AllPowerToThePeople
Martinez, California
This mural in front of the Contra Costa District Attorney's office was vandalized by a couple who were later charged with a hate crime.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mobile, Alabama
People came together Sunday in Downtown Mobile to draw the words "Black Lives Matter" on Conti Street. The words stretch from Claiborne to Jackson street.
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(Photo from Roland Foster, Jr.)
New York, New York
📸 Outside of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City, a new mural reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER" was painted in large, yellow letters, as similar murals have been painted in other cities. abcn.ws/3fjsxfn
This mural was painted on Fifth Ave. just outside Trump Tower.
Oakland, California
Oark Park, Illinois
So in Oak Park, IL, some racist coward defaced Black Lives Matter Mural, to say All Lives Matter.
But is anyone really surprised?
For all pandering communities & business are engaging in, until we are ready to risk & sacrifice, to work to change policy & systems, this is it
This mural was vandalized to say “All Lives Matter.”
Park City, Utah
Completed murals on Main Street in Park City, Utah read "Solidarity," "Peace, Unity, Love," "Justicia Para Todos!" and "Black Lives Matter" 📸 @pcscarts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Sacramento, California
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Petersburg, Florida
Today, City of St. Petersburg and the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum came together to celebrate Juneteenth — recognizing this date in history when the last slaves were notified of their freedom — and unveiled the beautiful street mural declaring Black Lives Matter.
San Diego, California
California celebrates #Juneteenth as a day to reflect on the significant role that African Americans have played in the history of the U.S. & how they have enriched society through their commitment to promoting unity & equality.
@UcsdVis Black Lives Matter mural by @3BCollective
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
Seattle, Washington
#Seattle looking brighter. We making the difference ❤️
(Mural in Pine St. Seattle) #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER #BlackLivesMatter #Washington #BLM #BlackLivesMattters
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Waking up in town with a Black Lives Matter mural has brought me hope that I haven’t felt in years. If my small Southern town (Spartanburg, SC) can get it, surely you can too. We can’t say all lives matter until we mean it. Til then, Black Lives Matter. #TeachSC
Staten Island, New York
Stockton, California
Tucson, Arizona
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Update: This post has been updated with additional murals.