Black Boys Can't Dream Too Busy Living Nightmares
Street graffiti “Black boys can’t dream too busy living nightmares.” Spray painted on Monument Avenue sidewalk in front of graffiti-altered Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, VA.
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Photographer: Marilyn Burnett
UAM-GF_1969
Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, USA
Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Richmond, CA
Back Lives Matter is painted in yellow on the pavement. Each block letter measures 10 feet by 11 feet.
Over 200 community members participated in the effort to create the mural, called ‘Art Is Protest- Painting Pride & Purpose-Black Lives Matter,” according to organizers. They gathered starting at 9 a.m. for brief opening remarks and instructions and went to work. There were stations for paint supplies, food, beverage, and children’s art.
The idea to paint Richmond’s street mural came from local artist Deonta Allen, who reached out to Richmond Revolution on Monday for support. Over the next couple of days, the community responded enthusiastically to news of the event, donating more than $7,000 toward the street mural. In addition, support was provided by Rich City Rides and Our Power Coalition, who had originally planned their own event and shifted course in the name of collaboration and increasing impact together
Image <a href="https://richmondstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/102959662_275245560349884_3312662677138313526_n.jpg">URL</a><br /><br />News Coverage by <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/volunteers-paint-black-lives-matter-mural-in-richmond/2309082/">NBC News</a> and <a href="https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2020/06/13/black-lives-matter-mural-spans-several-richmond-blocks/">The Richmond Standard</a>
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Photographer: R.D. Lopez
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Graffiti-altered Robert E. Lee monument with fencing
Fencing around area where protesters gathered around the graffiti-altered Robert E.Lee monument on Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA. Layers of anti-racist graffiti were applied to the Confederate statue following the death of George Floyd. On Jan 25, 2021 the DGS installed fencing keeping visitors out to protect the public as the statue is readied for removal.
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Photographer: Marilyn Burnett
UAM-GF_1968
Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, USA
Marcus David Peters
Street graffiti reading “Marcus David Peters” on Monument Avenue. Earlier protests in response to George Floyd's murder renamed the park around the Robert E Lee statue “Marcus Davis Peters Park” for a Black man killed by police in 2018.
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Marilyn Burnett
UAM-GF_1971
Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, USA
Reparations Now Street Mural, Richmond, CA
Reparations Now is painted in yellow paint on the pavement.
Nakari Syon
Image <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbDgWL-UcAE5HEM?format=jpg&name=large">URL</a><br /><br />News Coverage by <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/artists-paint-powerful-message-across-richmond-roadway-demanding-unity-change">Fox2 KTVU</a>, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/richmond-protest-paint-reparations/">CBS Bay Area</a>, and <a href="https://sfbayview.com/2020/08/imagine-reparations/">San Francisco Bay View</a><br /><br />Tweet by <a href="https://twitter.com/hoodecologist/status/1274765371262685184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1274765371262685184%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ktvu.com%2Fnews%2Fartists-paint-powerful-message-across-richmond-roadway-demanding-unity-change">@hoodecologist</a> on June 21, 2020<br /><br />Youtube video by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkFix0qntAI">Big Picture Anthems</a>
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Artist: Nakari Syon
Photographer: @hoodecologist on Twitter
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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.
Silly Genius | @sillygenius
Nils Westergard | @nilsrva
Mending Walls RVA | @mendingwallsrva
<a href="https://www.mendingwallsrva.com/walls/say-their-names">Information from Mending Walls, including interviews with the artists</a><br /><br /><a href="https://vpm.org/mending-walls">Mending Walls documentary </a>
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Completed 2020-07-17</a>
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Artists: Silly Genius | @sillygenius and Nils Westergard | @nilsrva
Photographer: Heather Shirey
UAM-GF_3272
3311 W Broad St., Richmond, VA
Understand we are never leaving
“Understand we are never leaving” painted on the pavement on Monument Avenue sidewalk near the graffiti-altered Robert E Lee monument.
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Photographer: Marilyn Burnett
UAM-GF_1973
Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, USA
View through the fence of graffiti-altered Robert E Lee monument
View through the fence of graffiti-altered Robert E Lee monument and memorials to victims of police brutality. There is a posted notice stating that anything left near the fence would be removed.
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Photographer: Marilyn Burnett
UAM-GF_1973
Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Sign enforcing firearms restrictions in front of fenced in graffiti covered Robert E Lee monument. This was the site of Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and contains memorials to people killed by police.
Notice outside Robert E Lee Monument
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Marilyn Burnett
UAM-GF_1970
Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, USA