Say Their Names
Title
Say Their Names
Description
This collection references specific BIPOC victims of police brutality and racially-motivated vigilante acts of violence.
Collection Items
Black Lives Still Matter | RIP Sonya + Terre
Located on a building across the street from Van Cleve Park. Pink graffiti on a black wall reading "Black Lives Still Matter | RIP Sonya + Terre." Sonya refers to Sonya Massey, who was killed by a sheriff deputy named Sean Grayson on July 4, 2024 in…
Tamir Rice would have graduated high school
A plywood panel with graffiti reading "Tamir Rice would have graduated high school this month"
Mourning Passage with Sonya Massey
Mari Mansfield's Mourning Passage, originally painted in the summer of 2020 and refreshed each year in May, with the addition of Sonya Massey's name in chalk.
Stop The Violence mural
Located on a private residence and commissioned by the mother of a young Black man who was killed by the police. This mural depicts a large central portrait of a Black man with angel wings. He is wearing a Cincinnati Reds cap. He is surrounded by…
Native Lives Matter and Say My Name
A plywood panel with stencils, graffiti, and wheat pastes. "Native Lives Matter" is written in red along the top edge. Images showing Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Oluwatoyin Salau with their names written at the top are positioned in a three by…
Black Trans Lives Matter | RIP Elise
A chalk mural on a brick wall with text reading "Black Trans Lives Matter RIP Elise," "Her Voice Was Soft | Her Tongue Was Sharp
Her Love Is Forever," "Trans is Transcendent," "Rest in Power," and "Say Gay." Images include a rainbow (in blue,…
Her Love Is Forever," "Trans is Transcendent," "Rest in Power," and "Say Gay." Images include a rainbow (in blue,…
FOREVER--Breonna Taylor and Jatarius Tolbert
This mural is located on the back side of Grandmas in da Kitchen in Everett, WA. The mural stretches the length of the building. On the left is a grey-toned portrait of Breonna Taylor. On the right side is a portrait of Jatarius Tolbert.
Jatarius…
Jatarius…
Say Their Names, Mending Walls RVA
A monumental portrait of Richmond-based rapper and emcee, Radio Blitz, surrounded by the names of many individuals whose lives were lost to racial violence. Radio Blitz has his hands raised in the air and his gaze focuses upwards. The names are…
Justice for Tony/Black Trans Lives Matter
Set against a teal background, a sensitive portrait of Tony McDade surrounded by flowers. Text reads "Justice For Tony/Black Trans Lives Matter."