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Black Lives Matter VA is created from humans lying in the street. The human mural, formed around 7:30 a.m., spelled out the words “Black Lives” and “VA," with the word “Matter” chalked in between them. People from across Hampton Roads participated,…

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These photographs show projections on the Robert E. Lee Memorial. The first image depicts W.E.B. Du Bois. Portrayed on the horse above W.E.B. Du Bois is "BLM." The second image depicts George Floyd and above this image is the phrase "BLM." The third…

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"Black Lives Matter" is painted in yellow and black on the pavement.

The mural was organized by Celeste Thomas, director of multicultural affairs at Eastern Mennonite University.

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"End Racism Now" is painted on the pavement in various colors.

Below is a list of artists involved in Sunday's one-day project to create the 'END RACISM NOW' mural in the 200 block of Campbell Avenue. Jordan Fitzgerald (E), Ella and Ann Trinkle…

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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.

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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…

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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,…

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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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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.

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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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