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Give Us Our Roses
On the bottom half of the sign, a Black person wearing a rainbow jacket and holding a megaphone says, "GIVE US OUR ROSES WHILE WE'RE STILL HERE." On the top half of the sign, roses are a backdrop to the outline of a city. In the background are Black…
Birdwatching Is Not a Crime
Four colorful birds perch on branches, set against a bright pink background. Text reads "Birdwatching Is Not A Crime!"
Toys BLM
A blue lego figure with a cat-like head holds a sign saying, "ABOLISH POLICE BRUTALITY". The lego figure stands next to a Thomas the Train being driven by a Black conductor. Coming from the smoke stack, a cloud says, "BLM".
George Floyd // Black Lives Matter
Two wheat-paste posters displayed side-by-side on power transformers. The poster to the left features a pop-art stylized image of George Floyd, while the poster to the right bears the fully-capitalized words "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in bold white…
Acronyms 4 Humanity
In black text, the word racism has been turned into an acronym, reading, "Reaction Against Creation Indicating Small Minds". Below the first acronym, in pink text, the word love turned into an acronym reads, "Language Of Virtually Everything."
Tags: Acronym, New York, New York City, racism, USA
SOS- Same Old Shit
A Black soldier sits in the center of this mural behind a grey wash, his gaze penetrating the viewer. He wears a camo helmet with text saying, “war is hell.” The mural is split into two different times, 1970 (on the left) and 2020 (on the right). Red…
Peter Stuyvesant Was a Slave Trader
A sticker on a light post at the corner of Stuyvesant Ave and Gates Ave in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood. The entire sticker reads “Peter Stuyvesant was a slave trader. Peter Stuyvesant trafficked 290 human beings in the first slave auction in…
Tags: Brooklyn, New York, November 2020, stickers
Black Lives Built This COUNTRY
A white wall bears the sentence, divided into separate rows, as follows:
"Black Lives
Built This
COUNTRY"
The words "Black Lives" are painted in black cursive, while the following line "Built This" is painted in green cursive. The final line,…
"Black Lives
Built This
COUNTRY"
The words "Black Lives" are painted in black cursive, while the following line "Built This" is painted in green cursive. The final line,…
Justice for Elijah McClain
With a small turquoise background, an in color picture is painted of Elijah McClain. Below it on a white background, black lettering says, "#JUSTICE FOR ELIJAH McCLAIN".
Justice
Three wise monkeys embodying the Japanese proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” are front and center in this mural. Each monkey expresses a single principle using an action as well as accompanying text. The monkeys are…