Protester and portraits

Ari Stephens with students from PiM Arts High School

Protester and portraits

Hennepin Avenue & Calhoun Square, Minneapolis, MN, USA

A Black woman with flowers in her hair raises her fist and wears a shirt that says "MELANIN." She also wears a face mask. Images on the wall are labeled with the names of Black men and women who were killed by the police (Garner, Taylor, Rice, Castile, Floyd).

The piece was completed on June 3-4. The piece next to this mural, reading "I am not a threat," was painted by @SplitNymph.

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders, many protesters thought carefully about the public health risks of protesting. The use of face masks and social distancing was common.

Ari Stephens

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

HS

UAM-GF_0053

Mural