The mural contains two black power fists. One of the two has the color of the Transgender pride flag. The other is filled in solid black. A section of the mural has the title "say their names" and contains 13 names of past well known victims of police brutality. One side of the mural has "BLM" written vertically and the bottom right corner has text that reads, "rest in power George Floyd".
Eight George Floyd stencils with crowns. Red and blue text reading: 'abolish police', 'white supremacy', 'rebuild with justice,' indigeneity truth', '#we love our trans friends.' Green grass and red roses below.
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George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
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Creator
Daphne Butler, Randall Sloan, Elizabeth McDonnell, volunteers from Ray Rico Freelance, Sowell Realtors, the Black Lives Matter Memphis chapter, Mid-South Pride, and Memphis Commissioner Reginald Milton.
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Memphis, TN
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35.13542, -89.990304
Description
"Black Lives Matter" is painted on the pavement in yellow. Underneath the words, are red and green lines. Above the words, there are two LGTBQ flags and one Trans flag.
Ray Ricco, owner of Ray Ricco Freeland and Focus Mid-South, an LGBT and allies publication led the team that received approval from the Memphis Public Art Review Committee.
Artists: Daphne Butler, Randall Sloan, Elizabeth McDonnell, volunteers from Ray Rico Freelance, Sowell Realtors, the Black Lives Matter Memphis chapter, Mid-South Pride, and Memphis Commissioner Reginald Milton.
A street mural portrays the heads of four Black women in red and orange flowers. Underneath the flowers, there are blue and pink lines with "Black Trans Lives Matter" written on it. Above the heads of the women, "Give Us Our Flowers Now" is written in white. "Give us our flowers now” is a response to the fact that Black trans people are often only celebrated after a tragedy.
A stencil of George Floyd embellished with a gold crown, streams of color, and musical notes. A sign taped to the door reads "Black-owned". In the corner, it is signed Grimmz River.
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There's also a phoenix mural next to it, and more in the alley.
Three joyous and powerful Black figures join hands in a circle on one panel. The neighboring panel provides the names of Black women and trans individuals who have been murdered. Tony McDade, Sandra Bland, Dominique Fells, Breonna Taylor, Riah Milton are all written in puffy white clouds.
Source
From the artist's Instagram: "This mural is in memory of the black women and trans folks that have been unjustly murdered in this country. Rest in power. ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER!"
Black Trans Lives Matter on the BLM Memorial Fence
Coverage
801-811 Black Lives Matter Plz NW, Washington, DC 20006
Description
A sign on a fence reads "Black Trans Lives Matter." The background of the sign has blue, white, and red stripes.
Source
Article about the photographer and caretaker of the fence, Nadine Seiler:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/02/1041543414/she-guarded-the-black-lives-matter-memorial-now-shes-working-to-protect-its-art
Interview with the photographer: https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A282592