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.
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.
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 balloons of multiple colors with the names of individuals who were killed by gun violence. These include names such as Trayvon Martin and George Floyd, but also MLK and Malcom X. JFK is also included, making the message one about gun violence more broadly. Text across the top of the mural reads "We can give BLM Hope only if we Stop the Violence against aach other."
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.
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
