A police officer in riot gear stands in front of a Black child who is sitting on the ground. The child holds a yellow flower up to the police officer. On the ground, is a red heart with "BLM" written inside. Around the heart are blue and yellow flowers.
This piece is made from enamel paint that has been fired on to steel panels. It depicts the Sankofa bird with the flames of the phoenix surrounding it. Underneath the bird are blue flowers and black designs. Black stars are scattered throughout the entire piece.
Source
Artist Interview: https://www.cafac.org/hot-news/artist-interview-esther-osayande
Rights
Artist: Esther Osayande
Photographer: Todd Lawrence
"George Floyd Remembered" written in blue, red, and black, in different styles including calligraphy and bubble letters. A flower and a heart are painted below the word "Remembered."
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A yellow and red mural reading "Earth Medicine." The next is an abstract burst of blues, purples, and browns. The center of the burst is yellow and contains a quote by Assata Shakur, "It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win." The third is a red flower-like painting with the phrase "We must love each other & support each other." The final mural features another flower-like painting in greens, blues, purples, and yellows with another quote by Assata Shakur, "We have nothing to lose but our chains."
The Medicine Wheel painting is by Erik Newberg; the other paintings are by Chelsey Luciow]]>2023-06-16T16:02:03-04:00
Creator
Chelsey Luciow, Erik Newberg
Title
Four Messages of Hope
Coverage
2215 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Description
Four separate messages of hope. From left to right:
A yellow and red mural reading "Earth Medicine." The next is an abstract burst of blues, purples, and browns. The center of the burst is yellow and contains a quote by Assata Shakur, "It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win." The third is a red flower-like painting with the phrase "We must love each other & support each other." The final mural features another flower-like painting in greens, blues, purples, and yellows with another quote by Assata Shakur, "We have nothing to lose but our chains."
The Medicine Wheel painting is by Erik Newberg; the other paintings are by Chelsey Luciow
Source
South Hennepin County Human Service Center
Also documented on 04/22/2021 (Items #2568, #2578, #2566)
Stenciled word "Hope" painted in black, red, silver, and brown paint. The background is white with yellow and red flowers.
Source
Midtown Global Market According to a statement on Instagram by the artist, the murals were "designed to invite the community an opportunity to experience the artwork and along them to process grief in nonviolent way."
A spray-painted plywood panel reads "Just Love!" Next to this says "Black Lives Matter" Someone has come in an attempted to write "ALL" over "Black". In addition, this board includes a read heart and inside the heart reads "Justice for JACOB" in response to police shooting Jacob Blake.
Near 128 W Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Description
Graffiti spray painted onto plywood. The larger graffiti done in red reads "Justice Takes Patience" and spanning between the two images, a more elaborate graffiti reads "JUSTICE PEACE". The boards include numerous other examples of related graffiti and posters.
38th Street and Chicago Ave, George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Description
A cardboard sign attached to a street sign reads "Reclaim A Sense of Space." The text is written in white paint on a black background. The main text appears on the bottom of the sign. Above this text a flower and leaves appear. The left leaf includes the text "healing", the flower "remember," and the right leaf "community." Above the flower, seeds float, also including the text "light," "care," "work," and "listen." The flower appears to be a dandelion. On the right side of the sign the hashtags "#seedingsovereignty" and "educationasreparation" are written in white.
On a black background, four Black people are surrounded by yellow, pink, and orange flowers. Towards the bottom of the mural, a large trans flag is painted with the white in the middle placed by black. Over top of the flag in all caps, white text reads, "BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER".