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This mural on plywood depicts Elijah McClain, a victim of police brutality who is honored by way of street art in downtown Portland.

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Portrait of a Black woman with abstract shapes at her neck. a white wavy line extends around the base of the portrait and behind the woman.

"...but still, like air, I"LL RISE! - Maya Angelou," is written in small black text at the bottom.

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Gravestone with "Floyd" on green grass with a red background. "Your Life Mattered" is written in blue above it. Beside this is a tree with trunks made of arms and leaves made of hands. An earth and the words, "Change is Coming," sit beside the tree.

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The remnants of previous graffiti peek out underneath splotches of black paint added to the plywood. Each of the three black areas of the panels features careful white outlines of different fragments of a scene described by a quote in the upper left…

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A sign reading "A Black Women Did It First" located on the temporary chain metal fence surrounding Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC. November 20th, two weeks from the Saturday Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020…

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Cluster of tags: "ACAB FUCK THE POLICE" in white and brown on the building, "BLM Justice for George rest in power" in green, and "ACAB" in green on plywood.

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Two throw-ups covering previous messages.
"BIG.." in black bubble letters with a white and red outline, and "FLOYD!" in red bubble letters with black shading and yellow accents. The words "Stand With You!" have been partially covered.

A brown…

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Printed pages with letters spelling "BIG GEORGE" in red and black. Pink spray-painted "NO Justice NO Peace."

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Purple, pink, and blue "Black Lives Matter," with matching fists at the bottom of each letter.

Painted panel with sweeping colors over a black brick wall. The Minneapolis skyline is in the lower third. Black Power Fists are along the bottom of the…

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Three works:

Multicolored background with "Black Lives Matter" in black and a Black woman in the lower corner with red on her head and white tears down her face.

Red text "UN," a white and black fist clasped together, "TE" with a red underline…
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