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 on top of a large conch shell. On either side of the shells, two portraits of brown women face each other. On the left the woman wears a white turban and large gold hoop earrings. She also wears a black face mask with white rectangular gas vents on the sides. Facing her from the right is a woman in a red dress, she has delicate gold chains around her neck and in her long dark hair which is pulled back. She wears gold triangular earrings and a black face mask with circular gas vents on the sides.
CeCe Carpio, Inbal Rubin, Marina P-W, Trust Your Struggle
Urban Art Mapping
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Creators: @cececarpio @bali_ @michopwong
UAM-GF_2185
Broadway & 8th, Oakland, CA, 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, a light brown open hand reaches up, holding a strip of kuffiyeh; next is a brown open hand reaching up which has a tattoo around the forearm; in the center is a Black fist clutching a yellow rose and wearing a yellow bracelet around the wrist; to the right of the center is a brown fist with henna art on the back on the hand; and finally a lighter skinned hand holding a bundle of lit sage. Together the work seeks to express the importance of solidarity, demanding justice for Black lives. Along the base of the mural people have left flowers, photos, and candles, arranged on a white cloth to create a memorial.
CeCe Carpio; Trust Your Struggle; Robert Trujillo, Nisha K. Sethi, Priya Handa
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Greg Chan
Creators: CeCe Carpio; Trust Your Struggle; Robert Trujillo, Nisha K. Sethi, Priya Handa
UAM-GF_2184
Broadway & 14th, Oakland, CA, USA