All Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Los Angeles, CA
All Black Lives Matter is written in a variety of colors on the pavement.
Luckie Alexander
<p><span>The ‘</span><i><span>All Black Lives Matter Street Mural’ </span></i><span>was organized by Luckie Alexander in Los Angeles, California on Hollywood Boulevard. Luckie Alexander is a trans man who advocates for bringing about change to the LGBTQ+ community (CHIPTS). He is committed to giving back to the community by spreading awareness and educating others (CHIPTS). </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Alexander managed to get hundreds of volunteers to help create this mural on June 13, 2020 (Do, 2020). The mural shows the words “All Black Lives Matter” in bold writing. Each word also contains colors representing nonbinary, transgender, and queer pride flags, along with others (Do, 2020). The mural was painted before the All Black Lives Matter march. This march was in place to show support for the Black community and transgender people of color (Do, 2020). Tens of thousands of protesters showed up for this march, making it one of the largest protests the area had ever seen (O’Kane, 2020). </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>After the march, a clean-up crew went by in an attempt to remove the mural with power washing equipment. As the crew began to remove the mural, they were met with protesters who did not want the mural removed (Do, 2020). Crew members were able to remove three letters before a member of the city council instructed them to stop (O’Kane, 2020). The protest to keep the mural on this street helped create a partnership with different council members, activists, and other groups to make sure the mural remains permanent. There is significance to this mural's location on Hollywood Boulevard, because it was also where the first recognized gay pride parade was held (Do, 2020). </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Other similar murals were also painted on the streets of important and well-trafficked roads across the country. Some of these roads include “Black Lives Matter” written on a street in front of the White House, which is now permanently named Black Lives Matter Plaza (O’Krane, 2020). There were also many other Black Lives Matter murals painted on buildings across Los Angeles. Those murals include images of George Floyd and phrases like “Protect Black Women” and “United We Stand Up” (Pineda, 2020). These murals are all large and painted across whole buildings in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.</span><span> <br /><br />Researched by Nicole Thomas</span></p>
<p>Sources</p>
<p><span>Do, A. (2020, August 26). </span><i><span>Coming soon to Hollywood Boulevard: 'all black lives matter' art will be permanent</span></i><span>. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from </span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-26/hollywood-blm-art-permanent"><span>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-26/hollywood-blm-art-permanent</span></a><span> </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>O'Kane, C. (2020, August 26). "All black lives matter" mural will become permanent on Hollywood Boulevard. CBS News. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from </span><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/black-lives-matter-hollywood-boulevard-mural/"><span>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/black-lives-matter-hollywood-boulevard-mural/</span></a><span> </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Pineda, D. (2020, August 12). Across L.A., black lives matter murals appear like billboards for Justice. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from </span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-12/black-lives-matter-murals-los-angeles"><span>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-12/black-lives-matter-murals-los-angeles</span></a><span> </span><span> </span></p>
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Artist: Luckie Alexander
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Montpelier, VT
Black Lives Matter is painted in yellow traffic paint on the pavement. It was organized by Noel Riby-Williams, a Montpelier resident, and the City Councilor Conor Casey.
Hana Lasell
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, New York, NY
|BLACK LIVES MATTER|||||||||||||||||| is painted in yellow traffic paint on pavement. The letters are 28 feet tall, spanning a 375-foot-long stretch of Fulton Street in Restoration Plaza. In addition to the Black Lives Matter message, the names of victims of police brutality are also memorialized in the artwork in stylized writing on rectangular blocks of yellow. Taken outside of its transportation context, the yellow paint represented urgency and action, said Nicholas Love, an artist and volunteer. He explained that “It’s just so bold and in your face. The black pavement under the traffic-yellow, it’s like caution: be aware.” Artist Robert Carnegie said the Washington, D.C., mural spurred him to bring the same spirit to Bedford-Stuyvesant. “That inspired me to do more. It reenergized me," said Carnegie, a co-organizer of the public art installation. "I wanted that same feeling for our community.”
The project is a joint effort between the Billie Holiday Theatre at Restoration Plaza and Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr., who originally reached out to the artist, Dawud West, to commission a mural for the plaza.
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Artist: Billie Holiday and Robert Cornegy Jr.
Photograph: Filip Wolak
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Richmond, CA
Back Lives Matter is painted in yellow on the pavement. Each block letter measures 10 feet by 11 feet.
Over 200 community members participated in the effort to create the mural, called ‘Art Is Protest- Painting Pride & Purpose-Black Lives Matter,” according to organizers. They gathered starting at 9 a.m. for brief opening remarks and instructions and went to work. There were stations for paint supplies, food, beverage, and children’s art.
The idea to paint Richmond’s street mural came from local artist Deonta Allen, who reached out to Richmond Revolution on Monday for support. Over the next couple of days, the community responded enthusiastically to news of the event, donating more than $7,000 toward the street mural. In addition, support was provided by Rich City Rides and Our Power Coalition, who had originally planned their own event and shifted course in the name of collaboration and increasing impact together
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Photographer: R.D. Lopez
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Black Lives Matter, Virginia Beach, VA
Black Lives Matter VA is created from humans lying in the street. The human mural, formed around 7:30 a.m., spelled out the words “Black Lives” and “VA," with the word “Matter” chalked in between them. People from across Hampton Roads participated, according to Reid.
Cecelia Reid
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Artist: Cecelia Reid
Photographer: Lyfted Media
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End Racism Now #BLM Street Mural, Winston Salem, NC
End Racism Now #BLM is painted on the pavement in colorful letters. Each of the letters has a different design that was designed by 16 local artists. The mural was organized by the Community Mural Project, Triad Cultural Arts, Ministers'Conference Winston Salem Vicinity, and Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.
Kayyum Allah, Arielle Buford, Brandon Coley, Fredo Felix, and Loreal Covington
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Artists: Kayyum Allah, Arielle Buford, Brandon Coley, Fredo Felix, and Loreal Covington
Photographer: Woody Marshall from Lee Newspapers
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 13 June 2020
A peace sign made from various materials on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Next to the peace sign is a poster that reads "Say Her Name Breonna Taylor."
<span>The Black Lives Matter Memorial fence was a temporary chainlink fence installed in the area north of Lafayette Park and the White House from June 2, 2020, until January 30, 2021. The fence prevented public access to the area, and it also served as an important site of protest and self-expression. </span><br /><br /><span>Activist Nadine Seiler played a crucial role in protecting and caring for the fence, along with Karen Irwin and other activists in a loosely-formed group informally known as the "Guardians of the Fence." Nadine Seiler and Aliza Leventhal systematically documented the fence over the course of months, and Seiler became the de facto curator of the fence. </span><br /><br /><span>Additional information: </span><br /><br /><span>Library of Congress blog post </span><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/01/protest-preserved-signs-from-d-c-s-black-lives-matter-fence/">"Protest Preserved: Signs from D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence" </a><br /><br /><span>D.C. Public Library </span><a href="https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A337948">Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection </a>
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
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