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.

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Annapolis-based Future History Now, a nonprofit art collective that creates murals with youth facing adversity in underserved communities, in partnership with Banneker-Douglass Museum and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture organized the mural. ]]> URL

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This location was a prime spot for the Black Lives Matter mural. The avenue is part of a program that prevents heavy car traffic from coming through, making it a safer area for people to walk, bike, and run. Not only does this prevent the paint from wearing off, but people can also actually pass by and take pictures or take a moment to admire the mural. Robbyn Lewis (D-Baltimore City) stated “By painting the mural here, it further demonstrates that the street belongs to people.”  

As of May 2023, the mural has faded away. 

Sources

Campbell, Colin. “'A Lifeline of Hope': Black Lives Matter Painted on Street in Baltimore's Patterson Park.” Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2020, https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-blm-street-mural-20200622-pjpog3ubzjfetcuir4a6xxgj6m-story.html.  

Cassie, Ron. “Why Baltimore's George Floyd Protest Is Different.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 4 June 2020, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-04/why-baltimore-s-george-floyd-protest-is-different.  

Sofastaii, Mallory. “New Black Lives Matter Mural Covers Street in Patterson Park.” WMAR 2 News Baltimore, WMAR 2 News Baltimore, 22 June 2020, https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/new-black-lives-matter-mural-covers-street-in-patterson-park. 

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