John Lewis // Good Trouble
A black-and-white portrait of the late Congressman and Civil Rights activist John Lewis as a young man, his face intense in thought, wearing a white short sleeve shirt and dark tie. The background behind him is a wash of pale yellow with abstract red, blue, and green details. The words "Good Trouble" are written in simple, fully-capitalized block lettering to Lewis' left (viewer's right).
Edreys Wajed (@edreys)
John Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in July 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Edreys Wajed (@edreys)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2790
385 Paderewski Dr, Buffalo, New York, United States 14212
Love Black Girls // Love Black Boys
Two all-black profiles face each other, the left feminized by lengthened eyelashes in comparison to that of the right. Both profiles feature a thick white outline, defining their curly hair. The text overlaying the left profile reads: "Love Black Girls Even When They Become Women" in bold, fully-capitalized lettering of various sizes. The text overlaying the right profile reads: "Love Black Boys Even When They Become Men" in the same style.
Edreys Wajed (@edreys) and James "Yames" Moffitt (@yames_cat)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Edreys Wajed (@edreys) and James "Yames" Moffitt (@yames_cat)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2778
65 Allen Street, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14202
Love Black
Two large Black silhouettes face each other. The left silhouette has white block letters that read "Love Black girls even when they become women" and the right one reads "Love Black boys even when they become men."
Edreys Wajed and James “YAMES” Moffitt
<a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2021/05/portland-activist-demetria-hester-travels-part-of-underground-railroad-people-who-care-about-black-lives-should-be-angry-every-day.html">Portland, Oregon BLM activist Demetria Hester stands in the photo. It appeared in OregonLive, the local news site, on May 26, 2021.</a> <br /><a href="https://twitter.com/PorkyPorky10/status/1397759747932114946?s=20">A comment in twitter criticized the mural as trans-exclusive.</a>
Urban Art Mapping
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Creators: Edreys Wajed, James “YAMES” Moffitt
Photographer: Demetria Hester
UAM-GF_2537
712 Main Street, Buffalo, New York, USA