Graffiti on a boarded up window reading "YOUR ANGER IS A GIFT." Graffiti on the nearby wall, planter, and fence read "Justice 4 George," "Fuck 12," etc.
The script "You Changed the World, George" is painted in white on a purple background. This mural is painted on the side of a building. The script is surrounded by blue clouds and a lighter purple mountain range set behind the lettering. Sunflowers are painted on the bottom of the mural with multicolored fists raised in unity. On the far left side of the mural a light purple paint is used to create "RIP" and the following names "Robert Fuller," Malcom Marsch," "Otis Gulley," "Rashard Brooks," "Jamel Floyd," "Sean Monterrosa," "Riah Milton," "Dominque Fells," "Tony Mcdade," "Eric Sadalgo," "Toyin Salau," "...and all victims of police violence..." Additional black spray paint has been added to the mural on the left side.
Graffiti on H Street near Lafayette Square. "Witches Against White Supremacy" is written in red spray paint directly on the surface of the street. There is additional writing in red as well as blue imagery. The US Chamber of Commerce building with scaffolding, and the Hay Adams Hotel are visible in the background.
Plywood covering a window is marked with text reading "Your White Tears Will Find No Comfort Here," and, smaller, "RIP George." In a panel on the neighboring window, a Black woman behind a desk labeled Ms. Resist casually sips from a cup labeled "White Tears." She is set against a vibrant pink background that includes a floating hands, each giving the middle finger (with beautifully manicured nails).
Images of the While Black Project mural in progress
This is located in Uptown Minneapolis and was painted on the exterior wall of a former Apple store.
An excerpt from Urban Art Mapping's interview with Cadex Herrera on May 12, 2022:
"I started with the idea that black men and women are being killed, you know, historically there's racism and then I said, it's almost like they’re targets. Always targeted. And that's what happens, right? A cop sees you driving. They look at you, and, you know, based on the color of your skin, there's a higher percentage that you will get stopped, or searched, or harassed, and what have you. So that was the starting point to that concept, that idea of being targets. And then also I wanted to make a statement about how young black men and women also are being targeted and they're part this issue, right? But also their ancestors were also part of that history, they were also young, and they also lived through this historic racism that is still happening today.
And so that the idea behind that piece. And then I had them draped with the flag because that is an American issue, right? This racism. And then also the flag sort of melts down into these blood drips, talking about the horrors of racism and the violence that's involved with it. And these two kids are super innocent looking. In the piece and they're created in the silhouette form. And that was just so that they could stand against that black background, and the idea of the black background, again, the color is very intentional, because we are talking about black history and there shouldn't be any other color out there, except for this one.
And then there's bullet holes in the flag and those little holes are dripping blood as well, just to sort of hit it over the head, you know, about gun violence, especially gun violence against people of color by police officers. And then it was a very important for them [The While Black Project] to explain what these images meant, right? And the whole idea is that the While Black Project is all about, you know, getting harassed and all of these awful things happening to you while you're just doing regular things as a human being, as a Black person. Going to the store, riding your bike, you know, standing in the street corner. Like, why is that stuff in legal, right? Why would a cop come up to you and harass you because you're just hanging out on the street corner with your friends. And so that was part of that that idea behind that concept."
Signs with text installed on top of previous work by Rogue Citizen. The text reads "When you worship POWER Mercy and Compassion seem like Sins." and "it is the pride of kings which throw mankind into Confusion | Thomas Paine 1776 "Common Sense." Uses various sign painting lettering styles.
A wooden board is washed in ombre, moving from white to black. Twelve fists are raised in solidarity at varying heights. The text "when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace" is painted on a white banner. This text is a quote from Jimi Hendrix. On the left side of the banner text reads "RIP G.F. 5.25.20."
A sticker showing the burning 3rd Precinct police station along with text that says "Welcome to Minneapolis!" This is placed next to a sticker advising the use of masks to prevent the spread of Covid.
"We're Open!" in orange cursive with a blue background and "Justice" in black block letter outlines on a white background. Three colorful peace signs and hearts are painted on colorful rectangles. Located on Sencha
