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 Springfield, IL
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 six repeating grid. Stencils of a fist and "Say My Name" appear on top of the images.
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, pink, and white), hearts, and a fist.
Elise Malary was a Black, transgender activist who was associated with the Chicago Therapy Collective. She was highly respected in Andersonville for her advocacy for transgender rights. She died in September 2022. KJ Whitehead continuously updated and maintained the chalk mural since that time. The mural was freshly updated on the day of this photograph.
Text at the top reads "SAY THEIR NAMES!" Names listed are George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Anthony Hill, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Philandro Castile, Oscar Grant, Atatiana Jefferson, Yvette Smith, MLK, Malcom X. The neighboring panel has a James Baldwin quote.
Names and text against a pattern of flowers and one powerful fist. Text reads "SAY THEIR NAMES." Names listed are George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, David McAtee.
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 written in graffiti style and the wall is brightly covered.
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.
