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A Budget is a Moral Document
A large mural on the side of a locally-owned bicycle shop. In the foreground, a figure has a bike on a stand and for repair work. The bike represents Minneapolis, and it says "City of Lakes" on it. The wheels of the bike as used to create pie charts indicating allocations for different areas of the budget such as "Police," "City Coordinator," "Capitol Improvements," etc. Two figures on bikes look on at the repairs. A text bubble reads "Is it ready yet?" The person doing the repairs responds "Almost. I'm still adjusting the fixed part to get more control on what's flexible." -
Kobe, George Floyd, and Ocasio-Cortez quote near 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis
A series of three murals within a painted architectural frame. On the left, a portrait of Kobe Bryant playing ball for the Lakers with text reading "KOBE." In the center, a monochromatic portrait of George Floyd in blue with text reading "GEORGE FLOYD." On teh right, a quote attributed to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reading "We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States." -
"A Budget is a Moral Document" by Jordan Hamilton and Samuel Ero-Phillips and panels with wheat pastes by Rogue CitizenA series of large black and white prints on panels located at Hook and Ladder Theater, adjacent to the 3rd police precinct in Minneapolis, which was abandoned and burned on May 28, 2020. The prints are a combination of text and images. All of the images have text and decorative elements in the top portion with flames and abstracted images of protestors on the lower portion, unifying the works as a series. Three prints include portraits of Black men killed by the police in the Twin Cities: Philando Castille, George Floyd, and Daunte Wright. These panels include text reading "Black Lives Matter." One image shows three fists raised in the air with text reading "Minneapolis United." An image of an anatomical heart is joined with text reading "Rethink Not Reform." A phoenix rising from the flames is accompanied by the text "We Rise Up Together." An image with protestors reads "No Justice, No Peace."
A large mural reading "A Budget is a Moral Document" by Jordan Hamilton and Samuel Ero-Phillips is located on the side of a building seen in the distance. -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 07 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.
Multiple posters read “Solidarity” “Silence is Compliance #Black Lives Matter” “Good Cops Dont [sic] Exist” “This is Some Bullshit” and a photograph of Trae Darson. A poster reads “BLEACH 10/4/2020 [then Arabic text is written under this] WE the people of color and colors [;] Demand to be treated Fair + Lovely [with ‘+ Love’ crossed out] You suggest US to ingest Bleach [‘] You suggest that we become white inside, Dead inside Kill ourselves, Colonize ourselves [;] WE Demand that you, Decolonize your mind, our systems, our stories [;] Try to Bleach us. But our Fabric, our thread out contributions. ARE forever ARE here to STAY.”
Other posters read “’Fuck Trump’” Everybody Take America Back ! And Vote” ”Black Lives Matter” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It”. On the fence there are pieces of paper and it spells out “We Keep Us Safe” and there is a poster that has photographs of victims of police brutality. The words are in different colors with “We” in pink “Keep” in orange “Us” in blue and “Safe” in white.
There is a poster that has an image of the book titled “Free From Slavery Not Free From Racism” which is written and illustrated by Vince Cowan. The poster has a paper on it that reads “Racism is alive and well in America. It is a part of our heritage. Available in October, Vince Cowan talks about how it FEELS to be discriminated because of skin color. For more information #wolfcooky on Instagram or Facebook”.
Underneath is another poster that reads “Am I Next?” and has multiple names of victims of police brutality around it. Additionally the poster reads “#BLACK LIVES Matter, #Say their Names, All Lives can’t matter until B.L.M. Im scared !” “57, 375 lives since 2015” “Know their names. I thought you were supposed to protect me. Don’t shoot.” “BLACK Gays Matter Be Proud to be Black Embrace yourself” “You scared? Boo! I don’t fell [sic] safe in America.”
There is a large image that was painted on the side of a building that is covered slightly by a tree and another building in front of it. The mural reads “Freedom Fighter” “Rider” and “Pinder Story.” The mural has an image of a black man and there seems to be a bridge within the image of the man’s head. -
Say Their Names, Mending Walls RVA
A monumental portrait of Richmond-based rapper and emcee, Radio Blitz, surrounded by the names of many individuals whose lives were lost to racial violence. Radio Blitz has his hands raised in the air and his gaze focuses upwards. The names are written in graffiti style and the wall is brightly covered. -
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A Symbol of Black Lives Matter in Rockford, IL
The mural was painted in late June 2020 on the Alpine Dam in Rockford, Illinois. The wall has been used a as community graffiti wall for 60 years. The mural depicted Symbol — the 47-foot tall steel sculpture at Rockford, Illinois' Sinnissippi Park — inside a raised fist commonly associated with Black empowerment or solidarity. In mid-August 2020 the dam underwent renovations by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the mural was removed in order to repair weak points in the dam. The City of Rockford and the artist agreed to identify a place in the community for a new mural. -
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Practice Radical Compassion - Defund SPD
Painted mural with "Practice Radical Compassion" and "Defund SPD" in thin, yellow, block letters on a black background with red squiggly accents. -
#WOKEAINTENOUGH
Mural from left to right: two figures covering their eyes or ears underneath a banner reading "See Racism" and above another reading "Hear Racism." Two red crossed out circles cover their faces. The figures and banners are white on a black background.
To the right is another white figure with its fist held high against a rainbow background. A crowd of figures made of other colors fill the right side, all with raised fists. The words at the top of this side read "Fight Racism."
A large blue square with black text reading "#WOKEAINTENOUGH" is at the bottom of the whole mural.