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Spray Paint on plywood over two restaurant windows. Bright yellow background with a large 3D black panther. A yellow and blue snake is wrapped around the panther's front leg, the panther appears to be snarling showing it's teeth. In front of the…
Tags: @illuminaries, black panther, California, don't kneel on me, educate, mobilize, Oakland, organize, USA
Black Girls Deserve Better
Plywood over two windows, painted a light pink. The left panel has the words "BLACK GIRLS DESERVE BETTER" in black bold lettering. Interspersed with the lettering are red flowers and green leaves. At the bottom, the artist's handle "GAIA.XYZ" is in…
Black Lives Matter
This work is painted on plywood covering a storefront window. The wood is left unpainted as a plain background for the mural in the center. In the center of the plywood is a portrait of a Black person painted with yellow, blue, pink, brown and white,…
Elijah Mclain
A portrait of Elijah Mclain, playing his violin. Painted over previous graffiti on a corrugated metal wall in an alley, Elijah is wearing a purple polo shirt and has a yellow sunburst shape painted as the background. There are some cardboard boxes…
Tags: California, Chinatown, Elijah McClain, Mural, Oakland, Police Brutality, portrait, Say His Name, USA, violin
Black Lives Matter -Temescal District
Plywood panel painted white with a portrait of a Black person in the center. The portrait is painted in a rainbow of colors with a pieced affect that resembles stained glass. The centered portrait is surrounded by four black roses that have a…
Black Lives Matter Panther
Plywood panels covering a window, spray painted shades of purple and white in a pattern resembling wheel spokes. Centered is a black panther with some patterned spots along its sides and legs. The panther holds a long flagpole in its mouth. In the…
Protect Life
Plywood covering windows. Over a white and yellow background is center a portrait of a Black woman. Her hair creates the letters in the word PROTECT in a half circle shape, centered over her forehead is the word "Life" in script. The portrait has…
Breonna Taylor - Here We Celebrate Your Life
Plywood panels over windows. The wood is spray painted white almost to the edges, resembling a cloud. Across the top in large blue letters are the words "Breonna Taylor" and directly under that in smaller letters "Here We Celebrate Your Life". To the…
Tags: Breonna Taylor, California, Memorial, Mural, Oakland, Plywood, plywood panel, Say Her Name, spray paint, USA
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…