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Black Power Fist Street Mural, Tampa, FL
Solidarity raised fist painted in the colors of the progressive pride flag in the middle of a street intersection.
The Tampa Bay LGBT Chamber has partnered with the Tampa Downtown Partnership to participate in the City of Tampa's "Art on the Block" initiative for Pride Month. -
We Can't Breathe Street Mural, Chestertown, MD
"We Can'tBreathe" is painted on the pavement in black. At the end of the phrase, there is a Black Power Fist. Underneath, "Chestertown Unites Against Racism" is painted in green.
Wanda Boyer, a member of the Social Action Committee for Racial Justice; Maria Wood, executive director of River Arts; and Arlene Lee, a member of the Social Action Committee for Racial Justice, came up with the idea of painting the murals in June. They assembled support through community outreach, wrote the proposal for the murals, and did the legal research required to get them approved by the Town Council.
The work was supported by Gordon Wallace (designer), Kevin Harris (artist), John Hutchinson (scale layout) -
BLM Sticker
Lime green "Black Lives Matter" sticker with a Black Power fist. Located on the side of Cup Foods in George Floyd Square. -
Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Bennington, VT
Black Lives Matter is painted on the pavement in various colors. Underneath the letter "A" in "Black," there is a multi-colored Black Power Fist. -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 04 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a shot of the sidewalk with the Washington Monument in the background and on the right-hand side of the image are posters that are stylized on a metal box that is on the sidewalk. The posters have a young black girl that has a pink ribbon in her hair and a pink mask and her clothing reads “DC Sparkle Squad”. The image of the girl reads “VOTE” and the second poster has an image of a young black man who seems to be in formal attire and the words under his portrait reads “VOTE”.
There is a close-up of a blue post-it note that was stabled to the edge of a different poster and it reads “The Vacine [sic] for Racism is Rebellion!” above this note is writing that reads “Who will Police the Police? DEFUND EM!”
There is an image of a piece of paper that is folded over on the ground and it reads “Breonna Taylor + George Floyd + Jamarion Robinson + Laquan McDonald + Michael Brown + Many Many Others I Cant Breeve [sic] by AKERUBIA13” with the signature of the person who wrote this.
There are pieces of Styrofoam that are covered in clear plastic wrap which reads “Justice For Elijah McClain” and there is a stylized image of him playing the violin with two cats in front of him. Another reads “US Police is Founded on Racist Principles [;] Defund and Replace with *Improved Health Services *Violence Intervention Programs *Affordable Housing *Adequate Education Funding *Reparations
Another has an image of a black woman with an afro and it reads “You Have To Act As If It Were Possible to Radically Transform The World”.
On a section of a wall, multiple posters read “Black Lives are sacred” “Black Lesbians: You are Loved ” “De-Criminalize Addiction Health issues are not Crimes. Fuck the War on Drugs.” Other posters read “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Las Vidas Negras Importan! [Black Lives Matter!]” “Know justice Know peace #BreonnaTaylor” “My Body Must Mimic Plastic To Spectators, Disposable By Design, As It Blows Away In The Breeze Succumbing At the Mercy Of The Officers Command – Will Kobus” and “Breonna Taylor (Louisiana, K.Y.) killed in her sleep police ‘went to the wrong house’ Ismael Lopez (Southaven,[illegible]) killed through his closed front door police ‘went to wrong house’ ‘he was illegal, he had no rights’ (Southaven Chief of police)”
A poster reads “I Matter I’m a King – BLM” and there are two spray-painted black power fists. Another reads “Black Lives Matter Rain or Shine” and there is writing on the wall that reads “Police Are Poop!” and “Stop Silencing Black Voices”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 17 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is writing and spray paint on a wall which reads “Stop Silencing Black Voices !!!” “I Stand Against Racism” “BLM” and a duct taped hand that is giving the middle finger over the words. There is also a drawing of the black power fist and a peace sign.
On the fence there are multiple posters that read “Black Dollar$ [sic] Matter” and there is a black hand that is in a fist holding onto money and within the hand is a depiction of Africa. Next to this poster are photos of those who were victims of police brutality that are placed on a red poster, and it reads “Say Their Names The Love Train was here”
There is a caution tape on the fence that reads “Black Lives Matter.”
There is a diorama of the white house that is behind a fence and a soldier on top of it. Underneath the ‘White House’ is a bunker baby and there is a bush next to this figure of a baby. On the base of the diorama reads "2020 Fearless Girls"
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 19 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a statement on the fence that was created by small pieces of paper and reads “WE KEEP US SAFE” where “We Keep” is in orange “Us” is in blue and “safe” is in white. There is a poster next to this that reads “Pass the Stimulus.” A poster that reads “VOTE Because Your Friend’s LIFE Could Depend on It.” Which is on a paper bag that was taped over a black poster. A small handwritten note that reads “treat all people the same” with a heart drawn on it.
There is a poster that has the black power fist drawn on it, and another reads “ Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk.” Next to this is another black poster that reads “Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho! The Orange Anus Has To Go” in a yellow font with a fist in the middle that is within a circle and four stars on either side of the fist outside the circle. Underneath the fist, is the website which reads “www.subversiveware.com”.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 21 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a cardboard poster behind the fence which reads “America wants PEACE” and there are two printed peace hand signs that are on either side of the statement.
There is a large sticker that is on the bottom of a gray light post of a black and white stylized photograph of Donald Trump that is on a trash bag. The bottom of the sticker reads “#TRASHTRUMP” and “TRASHTRUMP.COM”
There are three small stones that have been painted and each read different thing. One stone is painted red and has white letters that reads “There can be no love w/o Justice”. The one to the right of it is painted black and the words reads “Be STONE” with “Be” painted white and “stone” painted blue. The last rock is painted blue with white clouds, then yellow and then green which reads “you stand on stolen land No One [sic] is illegal here,” where “you stand on stolen land” is in the top part of the rock which is the sky, “No One” is in the yellow section and “is illegal here” is in the green section of the rock.
Then there is just the brim of a red hat, and the base part of the hat looks to have been burned off.
There is a sticker of an egg yolk that has a minimalist caricature of Donald Trump’s face on it which is on a black background.
There are multiple cardboard posters that read “Stop Murdering Black People”, “Do the Right Thing” “Stop Ice!” “ACAB Only good pig is a DEAD pig!” “Don’t force your Dick on U.S.a [sic]” “None of this is Normal Stop the Gaslighting” “The Biggest gang in every city is the police #ORGANIZEORDIE Black Power Matters Fuck 12” “Enough is Enough” AmeriKKKa” “#SayHerName” Without That Badge you’re a Bitch and a half. (ACAB).”
There is a white mask that reads “I matter.”
There is a poster that reads “Do the Right Thing!” That is colored in blue and red letters and has the black fist sign next to it.
There is a drawn portrait of Breonna Taylor with a crown on her head, and it reads “Justice for Queen Breonna.”
There are multiple photographs of those who have lost their life to police brutality. On the top of the photographs reads “Rest in Power.” Those that are able to be read are “Michael Ealy” “Aaron Roberts” “Cornelius Fredrick May 1, 2020” and “Sald Joaquin”. There is a white poster which reads “David ‘BBQ Man’ McAtee, 53 YO Louisville, KY Chef Community Pillar Killed by the same police he’s fed for free June 1st, 2020.”
There is a painting of Trayvon Martin as a portrait and it reads “Trayvon.” -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 11 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a panoramic shot of the fence with the Washington Monument in the background.
There are two American flags on the fence and a black flag that reads “Trump” and is covered with a red circle with a line through the word. There are suitcases and chairs in front of the fence.
There is a mask of Donald Trump that is on a cardboard “pipe” and it reads “I Enjoy Scat Sex” and there is a toothbrush mustache drawn on the mask. There is an image of Donald Trump’s head which has a toothbrush mustache drawn on.
Multiple posters read “What Are You Hiding?” “Jesus Knows Trump Is Deadly” “Trump is Guilty” and an image of the Puerto Rican flag. Other posters read “Loser” “We Are Better Than This” “White Silence is Violence!!!!!” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It.” And there is a drawn image of a black power fist on a poster
There is a tarp that is covering the fence and the posters from getting wet from the rain.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 21 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a poster that has a black power fist with pink, blue, green, and purple and reads “Trans Gay Nonbinary Immigrant Disabled Neurodivergent Mothers Fathers Elderly Afro-Latinx Children [;] Black Lives will always Matter! Love Trumps Hate”
There is an image of a fence that only has two posters on it and it reads ‘Democracy is Stronger Than Trump” and "Trump Hates Democracy” but there are zip ties on the fence that show there were other posters or items attached to the fence previously. There is a doily-like collar to represent Ruth Bader Ginsberg as this is similar to the lace collar that she wore while she was on the United States Supreme Court.
There is an origami bird on the ground in front of the fence and the posters read “people build peace” “We See Another Black Man Murdered” “Black Trans Lives Matter”
There is a photograph of Tamir Rice and it’s within a plastic cover and it reads “Tamir Rice Nov 22, 2014 [;] Rest In Power”.
There is a photograph of Sheneque Proctor and it’s within a plastic cover and it reads “Sheneque Proctor Nov 1, 2014. There is an image of Greg Hill Jr on a poster that is a memorial poster and it reads “Never Forget [;] Greg Hill Jr [;] Sunrise 10-28-83 [;] Sunset 01-14-14 [;] Celebrating LIFE the day you past away” There are other posters that read “#SayHerName”.
There is an image of Mussolini and Donald Trump’s head has replaced Mussolini’s and it reads “Dimestore Mussolini? [;] Concerned.” And there are words spraypainted on the poster that reads “Toxic Loser”