KC Art on the Block: A Black Lives Matter Project
The KC Art on the Block: A Black Lives Matter Project, organized by Kansas City in partnership with the local NAACP chapter and Urban League of Greater Kansas City, engaged local artists and community members in the creation of six namesake street murals throughout diverse neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri. The murals, totaling 2,000 linear feet, are located at: Briarcliff and N. Mulberry, 10th and Baltimore, 18th and Vine, 31st and Troost, 63rd and Troost, 63rd and Brookside Blvd.
Organizers: City of Kansas City, Mo., Urban League Kansas City, NAACP Kansas City, Troost Market Collective; Lead artists: Adrianne Clayton, Warren Harvey, Avrion Jackson, Harold Smith, Michael Toombs, Vivian Wilson Bluett; KC Art on the Block project volunteers
"The KC Art on the Block: A Black Lives Matter Project harnesses the power of art and community to draw attention to recent and ongoing systemic racism committed against its Black citizens. Organizers amplified Kansas City’s commitment to the national conversation about race and aimed to catalyze lasting change and generate further momentum around racial equity. As formalized by the city in its Aug. 6, 2020 resolution on this topic, Kansas City remains a city committed to achieving equal justice and opportunities for all its citizens and visitors. Therefore, streets in neighborhoods across the city reflect this value statement: Black Lives Matter." -KC Art on the Block <br /><br />https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/kcartontheblock/
Urban Art Mapping
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Organizers: City of Kansas City, Mo., Urban League Kansas City, NAACP Kansas City, Troost Market Collective; Lead artists: Adrianne Clayton, Warren Harvey, Avrion Jackson, Harold Smith, Michael Toombs, Vivian Wilson Bluett; KC Art on the Block project volunteers
Photographers: Cody Hunt, Max McBride
UAM-GF_3132
Kansas City, MO
Black Lives Matter
In the mural, a Black health care professional wears a blue mask on as well as her blue scrubs. The woman has her eyes closed and has her hair up. Her hair has white roses in it along with blue flowers and roots. On her chest is a human heart that has "Black Lives Matter" on it in white. The figure is set against a cream background.
Blanco
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Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Blanco
Photographer: Taylor Buehler
UAM-GF_2534
1503 Chartres St, Houston, TX, USA
Dark Goddess
A Wheatpaste drawing of a dark Goddess holding a platter of skulls labeled racist, cop, rapist, etc. Written below; "offering the dark goddess society's filth so she may purge the world of evil injustice and cleanse the land by destruction to make space for the rebirth of a better world."
Urban Art Mapping
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Creator: Neoma
UAM-GF_2197
Alley off Main St, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Matter Black Lives Do
'Matter Black Lives Do' in green chalk on the bottom of the statue of Yoda that can be seen outside of Lucasfilms offices in San Francisco.
Urban Art Mapping
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UAM-GF_2110
San Francisco, California, USA