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The mural was proposed and developed by the Banneker Community Center Advisory Council (BCCAC), a resident-led board that reports to the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Both Black Lives Matter murals have been approved by the Board of Parks Commissioners, Bloomington Arts Commission, City Council via resolution, and the Board of Public Works.]]>
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The Department of Art and Art History has partnered with other units on campus — including the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Black/African American Cultural Center, with input from the Office of the Vice President for Diversity — to join the nationwide street art movement that emerged this summer with similar pavement paintings.]]>
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Taking up nearly 350 feet of Woodland Street in Nashville, Tennessee, yellow letters surpassing 60 feet in height can be seen spelling out the words “Black Lives Matter.” This massive mural, which took inspiration from a similar work in Washington D.C., is a community project that was completed on October 17th, 2020.  

According to organizer John Smith on the day of completion, the mural took about 5 months to come together: “We’ve been working on this since June and a lot of people said it wasn’t going to happen and it happened today so we’re excited.” Funded exclusively by private donors, the project was approved by the Metro Arts Commission to be a temporary mural, with a city permit that expired in January 2021 at which point the coalition responsible for it would have to reapply for an extension. On June 19, 2021, the mural was refreshed.  

Artists and volunteers of all ages and ethnicities united on this day to apply a fresh coat of paint to the three large words, as well as celebrate Juneteenth with live music, food, and dancing. Many were community members who had participated in the original creation of the mural, such as artist Thraxton Waters. Like the rest of those present, Waters hoped to bring more representation to the black community in Nashville, saying “There’s representations of blackness all around, but just not positive ones. So we’re trying to hopefully have a symbolic, positive first step to adding in this city.” The mural was first put in place following protests against racial injustice, and now it serves as both a reminder and a gathering place for like-minded individuals and influential community members. This includes Senate candidate Marquita Bradshaw, who attended in support of the original painting of the mural, as well as Brenda Haywood, deputy mayor of community engagement in Metro Nashville. 

Sources: 

Beimfohr, Chelsea. “Volunteers Paint 350 Foot Long Black Lives Matter Mural in East Nashville.” WKRN News 2, WKRN News 2, 18 Oct. 2020, https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/volunteers-paint-350-foot-long-black-lives-matter-mural-in-east-nashville/ 

Yu, Yue Stella. “Juneteenth Celebration: Community Artists, Activists Refresh Black Lives Matter Mural on Woodland Street.” The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessean, 19 June 2021, https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/06/19/nashville-juneteenth-celebration-artists-black-lives-matter-mural-woodland-street/7690567002/ 

McCall, Holly. “In Nashville, Political Weekend Events on Both Ends of the Spectrum.” Tennessee Lookout, 19 Oct. 2020, https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/10/19/in-nashville-political-weekend-events-on-both-ends-of-the-spectrum/. 

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The mural was a collaboration among Black Lives Matter New Haven (BLMNHV), the city’s Division of Arts, and Culture and Tourism.]]>
The Black Lives Matter Mural is located on Temple Street, in front of the City Hall, in New Haven Connecticut. It was designed by artists Carlos Perez, Jesse Wolfe, and Marsh, who are local to New Haven. The mural was organized by Black Lives Matter New Haven (BLMNHV), the City of New Haven Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, local businesses, and the artists (McFadden, 2020) (WTNH, 2020). The mural is one of eight organized by the city of New Haven. The objective of the art installations is to bring awareness to social justice causes (McFadden, 2020). The organizers and artists recruited more than one hundred volunteers to help paint the mural. The artists added their own designs to the first letter of each word in “Black Lives Matter.” Perez painted the “B” and included words painted in white like “justice”, “inclusion”, and “freedom” within the letter itself. Marsh painted the “L”, which includes a floral design with a heartbeat moving through the letter. Finally, Wolfe painted the “M”, which has an image of a hooded individual with their hands up, one open and the other in a fist (Mcfadden, 2020). The entire mural is painted in black and yellow.  

The painting of the mural turned into a festival, featuring a DJ, dancers, black-owned businesses, a voter registration booth, and speeches by predominant members of the Black Community in New Haven (Pineda, 2020). Sun Queen, a founder of BLMNHV, spoke of the shooting of Stephanie Washington and Paul Witherspoon, two black individuals who were shot by police officers on April 16th, 2019, in Hamden, CT. “Black trauma is real and if there is anything BLM NHV can do to support you we are here.” (Pineda, 2020). Wolfe also spoke about being racially profiled at the hands of police, which served as inspiration for his design. “Police brutality here is just swept under the rug and not televised.” (McFadden, 2020). Wolfe also said “Cops have to pass by it, I hope they think twice and remember Black lives do matter and take more caution.” (Pineda, 2020).  

Overall, the mural has been a huge success for the community of New Haven and has brought a significant amount of progress for the Black Lives Matter movement. As of June 28th, 2022, the Mural is still located on Temple Street (Google Earth, 2022). 

Sources

McFadden, M. (2020, October 4). Temple Street Painted "Black Lives Matter". New Haven Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/blm_mural_2  

Pineda, A. (2020, October 4). Black lives matter mural lands on Temple Street. Arts Council Greater New Haven. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.newhavenarts.org/arts-paper/articles/black-lives-matter-spreads-its-message-to-temple-street  

WTNH.com. (2020, October 3). New Haven's second black lives matter mural painted onto Temple Street. WTNH.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/new-havens-second-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-onto-temple-street/  

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