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Tiera Howleit, an IU student who founded Black Collegians, worked with fellow student Joa'Quinn Griffin and artists Katie Scott, Olivia Roath, and Ronny Booker to bring an all-inclusive Black Lives Matter mural to IU Bloomington's campus.]]>
This street mural was sanctioned by Banneker Community Center’s advisory council in Bloomington, Indiana. It was organized by the city and painted by Raheem Elmore and Christina Elem, who are local artists from the area. The painting was done by the artists in tandem with volunteers in the community. The mural still exists and has not been vandalized, but it has been controversial. The right-wing group Turning Point USA brought litigation against the city of Bloomington, claiming that by denying its application for an “All Lives Matter” mural, the city denied the group’s First Amendment rights.1 However, the case was unsuccessful after the city adjusted its policies on the approval process involved for a mural to be produced. The community is very proud of the mural and, according to the mayor of Bloomington, “putting the words Black Lives Matter at the heart of our downtown matches up with values at the heart of this community:  equity, inclusion, and justice. The words on the street will serve as a constant reminder to combat the persistence of racism and discrimination in Bloomington and beyond.”2  

There are two other Black Lives Matter street murals around the city of Bloomington that have been painted by different artists. Although these murals are not directed at any specific event in the Bloomington community, they are meant to contribute to the discussion on police brutality and racial inequality in the United States justice system. The local advisory council is thrilled to be involved with local artists focused on racial justice. According to the head of the local advisory council, “When we started this journey, we were mourning the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.  Now, we watch anxiously as the Chauvin trial is underway; and as if this isn’t enough, we are now grieving the loss of Daunte Wright.  Coming together as a community to paint this mural is a powerful action that will also bring a bit of the consolation that we all need.”3 Overall, this street mural is a testament to the changing perceptions of race, authority, and discrimination in America and the importance of artists being activists.  

Sources 

“Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Bloomington, In.” George Floyd & Anti-Racist Street Art, https://georgefloydstreetart.omeka.net/items/show/3527.  

  1. Smith, Rachel. “Free Speech Lawsuit Spawns New Bloomington City Policy, Leads to More Criticism.” Times, The Herald-Times, 12 Jan. 2023, https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/01/12/bloomington-limits-speech-in-art-installations-in-public-right-of-way/69765308007/.  
  2. “City's Second Black Lives Matter Mural to Be Installed on Downtown Square.” Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, https://www.chamberbloomington.org/member-news/citys-second-black-lives-matter-mural-to-be-installed-on-downtown-square.  
  3. “City's Second Black Lives Matter Mural to Be Installed on Downtown Square.” City of Bloomington, https://bloomington.in.gov/news/2021/04/14/4818. 
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The mural was organized by Trische Duckworth, executive director of the community organization Survivors Speak, along with Trevor Stone, the community builder at Nonprofit Enterprise at Work. Ace Hardware donated the supplies.]]>
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Local artists and community members have worked together over the past year to co-design and install the new original mural. The street mural features design work by Abenda Sohn, Ayeel Schofield, Sarah Samways, Vessna Scheff, k. funmilayo aileru, Rodney Davis and Nafis M. White, is located on Washington Street, adjacent to Burnside Park.]]>
In June of 2021, a Black Lives Matter mural was painted on the streets of Rhode Island. The mural which states “All Black Lives Matter” is located on Washington Street near Kennedy Plaza in Providence, RI. The location of Providence is significant because of the BLM protests which drew over 10,000 people the year prior. The base coat for the block letters was painted white, and then the artists added pink, purple, and yellow colors to the mural. This mural is only temporary and will likely only stay up for two years. All articles written about the lifespan of the mural are from 2021. As of May 2023, the mural is faded but still visible. 

Rodney Davis is a co-facilitator of the “All Black Lives Matter” mural, along with Funmi Aileru, and he also worked with several local artists on this project. Davis explained that the reason for this mural was because “there is a need to address the issues that are affecting black and brown lives here in our city, in our state, and in our country…So, this is an opportunity to invite this conversation” (Dumont, 2021). This mural, which is estimated to cost $10,000, was approved by the city and received funding from the Rhode Island School of Design and the non-profit College Unbound (Dumont, 2021). The mural had been in the works for over a year but had to be delayed due to a paint shortage. Rodney Davis worked with Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza for this event and used the mural as an official launch for the PVDFest, which is a city-run art festival. The mayor hopes the mural will bring up conversations about racial injustice. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the street mural was done on the weekend of Juneteenth.  

Although this project was mostly well received, there was also some backlash from the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island organization. The organization wasn’t made aware of this mural, and they weren’t asked to be a part of this project. Mark Fischer, a member of the organization, called it a “slap in the face” (Dumont, 2021). Brother Gary Dantzler said this was all a miscommunication. “I feel honored that everyone is acknowledging the movement I started in Rhode Island, I feel good, it’s a miscommunication, we are going to get past that and work forward,” stated Dantzler (Doiron & LoSciuto, 2021). Rodney Davis responded and said “We didn’t do this because we’re angry. We are angry, but we didn’t create that with that energy. We used joy and love to be able to say that this is something that we want to be able to share and convey to our communities” (Dumont, 2021).  

Sources

Doiron, S., & LoSciuto, S. (2021, June 4). Black lives matter mural being painted outside Kennedy Plaza. WPRI.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/black-lives-matter-mural-being-painted-outside-kennedy-plaza/  

Dumont, T. (2021, June 5). Artists add color to 'all black lives matter' street mural in downtown Providence. WJAR. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://turnto10.com/news/local/artists-add-color-to-all-black-lives-matter-street-mural-in-downtown-providence  

Gomersall, J. (2021, June 6). Black lives matter street mural installed in Kennedy Plaza. WPRI.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/black-lives-matter-street-mural-installed-in-kennedy-plaza/  

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The lead artists on the project were Raheem Elmore and Christina Elem. Elmore is working on a dual doctorate in English and African American and African diaspora studies at Indiana University. Elem is graduating from IU this year and taking a job with the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation.]]>
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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.]]>
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The mural brought together the Verified Campaign, the United Nations Information Center for Brazil, Unic-Rio, and thousands of members of samba schools to paint.]]>
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