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Reclaim A Sense of Place
A cardboard sign has been placed on a bus stop post. The sign has been painted black and in white lettering it reads "Reclaim A Sense of Place." A flower is painted in the center of the sign with the words "healing" and "community" painted on its…
Hope Stickers
Three posters of various sizes that read "Hope." The posters have been applied to plywood covering up windows of the Hennepin Theatre Trust
Flowers for Floyd Update (February 2021)
Work has been extensively updated since earlier photos, 'Black is Beautiful' is lettered in the upper left of the piece, 'Black Lives Matter' in the lower left, and multiple smaller figures have been added above the large portrait of George Floyd.
George Floyd Memorial site, George Floyd Square
Images of George Floyd Square from February 2021, including a mural of George Floyd and many tributes in spray paint
Fund Community Resources
"FUND COMMUNITY RESOURCES" and "BLM" written repeatedly on a cardboard window covering.
We Got Us
This panel is painted on plywood primed with white paint. Across the top are large stylized black letters that say "WE GOT US." Underneath these words are five hands with skin in varying shades of brown, each with symbolic value. From left to right,…
Indigenous People 4 Black Lives
Plywood covering windows. Background is painted yellow, at the top centered is the words "INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" in red letters, superimposed over/between this are the words "4 BLACK LIVES" in blue letters. Below this is a large cowrie shell balancing…
Copwatch and Global Abolition Event Flyers
Three flyers for two events stapled on plywood boards in George Floyd Square
The top and right flyers read:
April 9: Global Abolition Event
Join us in celebrating the diverse history of liberation!
Art Walk! Open Mic! Bring Chalk!
3pm -…
The top and right flyers read:
April 9: Global Abolition Event
Join us in celebrating the diverse history of liberation!
Art Walk! Open Mic! Bring Chalk!
3pm -…
Peoples' Way at George Floyd Square
Picture of the Peoples' Way (former Speedway Gas Station) at George Floyd Square showing the variety of street art and graffiti present at the site. The lettering on the sign shows the then-current day of the Derek Chauvin trial.
BLM and Other Graffiti
Graffiti outside a business in a strip mall across the street from the Brooklyn Center Police Department: a black heart, "abolish", "Serving the community for 40 years", "BLM", another "BLM", and the word "Open" to indicate that the restaurant was…