US EditionBlack Lives Matter Street Murals Stand as an Enduring Reminder of Protests Against Racism
- In 2020, following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, numerous U.S. Cities created Black Lives Matter murals to show solidarity amid widespread protests.
- These murals were commissioned in solidarity with multiracial mass protests addressing police brutality and racism, prompted by unprecedented nationwide rallies.
- Murals ranged from Minneapolis’s 24-foot-high letters outside the African American Heritage Museum to six murals spanning 2,000 feet in Kansas City, with others facing vandalism and removal.
- Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered removal of the original 35-foot BLM mural near the White House in March 2025, citing pressure from the Republican-led Congress while about 150 murals remain nationwide.
- Despite some losses, many murals persist through community efforts and funding, symbolizing shared cultural and political purposes that continue to inspire reflection on racial justice.
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RICHMOND, Va. Volunteers in Richmond gathered on Saturday morning to create colorful street art designed to make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists.The community paint day at the intersection of Laburnum Avenue and Hermitage Road was organized by the city's Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility.Participants helped create a new public art piece that serves a dual purpose as a traffic safety measure. The vibrant colors of the street mural…
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INTERACTIVE M Black Lives Matter murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched.
Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched.
Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism - Seymour Tribune
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched. After the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, towns and cities nationwide commissioned artists to paint BLM street murals in solidarity with the reckoning on police brutality and racism prompted by the unprecedented, multira…
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